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REVISED     EDITION. 


SPELLER  AND  DEFINE! 


)  AND  Ef  LARGE!), 


BY  SALEM  TOWN.  LL.  P. 

AUTHOR  OF  THE  "ANALYSTS  OF  1  UK  T: POLISH  I. 
AND  A  SEllIRiS  OF  READERS, 


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Bill  K  E  I  t  Y 

LIBRARY 

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CALIFORNIA 


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VISED 


TOWN'S 


SPELLER  AND  DEFINER, 


REVISED  AND  ENLARGED. 


BY  SALEM  TOWN,  L  L.  D. 

AUTHOR  OF  THK  "  ANALYSIS  OP  THK  ENGLISH  LAMOUAQB  " 
AND   A  SERIES   OF  1UCADBRB. 


BOSTON: 
SANBOEN,    CARTER    AND    BAZIN. 

PORTLAND: 

SANBORN    &    CAKTEE. 

1856. 


Entered  according  to  Act  of  Congress,  in  the  year  1849,  by 
SALEM    TOWN, 

In  the  Clerk's  Office  of  the  District  Court  of  the  United  States,  for 
the  District  of  Maine. 


GIFT 


PREFACE. 


T743 


IN  presenting  to  the  Public  a  new  elementary  work,  for  the  use 
of  Schools,  the  Author  feels  bound  briefly  to  assign  the  reasons 
rhich  have  prompted  him  to  an  undertaking,  that  might,  at  first 
view,  appear  to  be  superfluous.  These  reasons,  he  trusts,  will  be 
deemed  sufficiently  valid,  to  free  him  from  the  imputation  of  hav- 
ng  engaged  in  a  service  uncalled  for. 

The  principle,  which  he  considers  as  lying  at  the  foundation  of 
ill  good  teaching,  is,  that  a  child  being  taught,  both  to  read  and  to 
spell,  should  be  taught,  at  the  same  time,  to  understand  what  he 
reads  and  spells.  It  is  this  principle,  which  has  suggested  the  plan 
of  the  present  work.  He  would  not  deny,  that  some  advantages 
may  accrue  from  the  mere  mechanical  exercise  of  spelling,  and 
storing  the  memory  with  words  which,  as  yet,  convey  no  sense, 
He  is  ready  to  admit,  that  it  is  better  for  the  mind  to  be  thus  fur- 
nished, than  not  to  be  furnished  at  all;  but  as  words  are  the  signs 
of  ideas,  and  the  ultimate  object  of  acquiring  words  is,  to  acquire 
ideas,  and  a  medium  of  imparting  them  to  others,  it  is  not  easy  to 
say  why  this  end  should  not  be  kept  in  view,  through  every  stage 
of  the  learner's  progress. 

All  the  spelling  books  now  in  use,  follow  out  the  same  uniform 
plan,  of  arranging  words  according  to  their  sounds  and  syllables 
irrespective  of  their  import.  On  that  plan,  they  are  generally 
well  executed,  and  would  admit  of  little  improvement. 

But  if  the  above  principle  be  well  founded,  something  is  stil 
requisite,  beyond  a  mere  judicious  arrangement  and  correct  or- 
thography, to  answer  the  grand  purposes  of  elementary  instruc- 
tion. It  is  plain,  that  as  far  as  practicable,  the  knowledge  of  the 
sign,  and  of  the  thing  signified,  should  be  acquired  together,  inas- 
much as  both  are  to  hold  an  inseparable  connection  in  the  mind. 

This  Speller  is  believed  to  be  the  first  school  book  for  children 
ever  published,  in  which  the  principle,  as  to  the  arrangement  ol 


M991827 


PREFACE. 


synonymous  definers,  was  adopted  and  carried  out,  through  the 
entire  work.  Many  persons,  at  first,  honestly  believed  such  a 
course  would  be  attended  with  injurious  consequences ;  but  time 
and  experience  have,  to  a  great  extent,  changed  their  views. 

In  confirmation  of  the  importance  of  acquiring  a  knowledge  of 
the  synonymous  import  of  words,  we  make  the  following  quota- 
tion from  the  preface  of  the  revised  edition  of  Dr.  Webster's  royal 
quarto. 

"  One  new  feature  is  now  added  to  tins  volume,  by  making  it  a 
synonymous  dictionary.  Every  one  engaged  in  literary  composi- 
tion has  felt,  at  times,  the  want  of  such  a  work ;  a  work  not  in- 
tended, like  Crabb's,  to  discriminate  nicely  between  the  shades  of 
meaning  in  similar  terms,  but  to  present,  under  each  of  the  im- 
porlanf  words,  an  extended  list  of  others  having  the  same  gen- 
eral import,  out  of  which  a  selection  may  be  made  according  to 
the  exigencies  of  the  case."  "  It  will  afford  important  aid  to 
young  writers  in  attaining  grace,  variety,  and  copiousness  of  dic- 
tion." 

The  question  has  been  very  satisfactorily  settled  among  teach- 
ers, that  children,  while  acquiring  the  synonymous  import  of  words, 
do,  at  the  same  time,  make  equal,  if  not  greater  advancements  in 
the  accuracy  of  spelling.  The  acquisition  of  ideas,  always  adds 
interest  to  the  exercise. 

The  key  of  sounds  adapted  to  Dr.  Webster's  dictionary,  are,  in 
the  main,  used  in  this  Speller.  It  should  be  noted  that  erf,  when 
a  suffix,  adds  a  syllable  in  the  spelling  of  a  word,  but  not  in  pro- 
nouncing it,  unless  preceded  by  t  or  d. 

The  marks  for  c  hard  and  g  soft,  where  these  sounds  could  not 
easily  be  mistaken,  are  sometimes  omitted. 

In  giving  the  best  synonymous  definers,  some  repetition  was 
found  unavoidable ;  this,  however,  is  no  more  objectionable  than 
it  would  be  in  a  school  dictionary. 

This  revised  edition  is  somewhat  enlarged,  and  has  an  addition 
of  about  three  thousand  words.  The  orthography  and  pronuncia- 
tion, are  believed  to  accord  with  the  revised  edition  of  Dr.  Web- 
ster's dictionary,  that  work  being  most  generally  adopted  as  the  j 
standard  in  the  United  States. 

THE  AUTHOR. 
i 


TOWN'S  SPELLING  BOOK. 


PART  I. 


OF  LANGUAGE,  ITS  ELEMENTS  AND  FORMATION. 

LANGUAGE  is  a  medium  by  which  we  receive  and  impart  ideas. 

Language  was  spoken,  long  before  it  was  written. 

The  main  organs  of  speech  are  the  tongue,  teeth,  palate  and 
lips,  aided  by  the  breath. 

Speech  is  the  faculty  of  uttering  articulate  sounds. 

Articulate  sounds  are  the  distinct  utterance  of  letters,  syllables, 
or  words. 

Spoken  language  is  a  combination  of  articulate  sounds  denoting 
ideas,  or  things. 

Written  language  is  a  combination  of  words,  used  by  common 
consent  for  signs  of  ideas. 

Letters  are  characters  presented  to  the  eye,  in  a  written  lan- 
guage, to  indicate  the  variety  of  sounds,  heard  in  a  spoken  lan- 
guage. 

The  letters  in  the  English  language  are  twenty-six,  and  are 
called  the  English  Alphabet. 

The  alphabet  has  usually  been  divided  into  vowels  and  conso- 
nants; but  more  recently  into  vocals,  subvocals  and  aspirates.* 

Vowels  and  diphthongs  are  vocals. 

Consonant  are  subvocals,  or  aspirates. 

W  and  y,  as  vowels,  are  vocals ;  as  consonants,  subvocals.f 

DEFINITIONS. 

Vocals  or  vowels  are  letters  whose  elementary  sounds  can  be 
perfectly  articulated. 


*  Should  any  teacher  choose  to  retain  the  more  common  names,  divis- 
ions and  definitions  ordinarily  found  in  spelling  books,  there  can  be  no 
particular  objection. 

f  W  and  y  are  subvocals,  only  when  they  begin  a  word  or  syllable. 


TOWN'S    SPELLING    BOOK. 


Subvocals  or  consonants  are  letters  whose  elementary  sounds 
cannot  be  so  fully  articulated  as  the  vocals. 

Aspirates  are  letters  whose  elementary  sounds  are  formed  by 
propelling  the  breath  more  or  less  forcibly  through  the  teeth  and 
lips. 

The  vocals,  as  vowels,  are*  a,  e,  i,  o,  u,  w  and  y. 

The  subvocals,  as  consonants,  are  b,  d,  g,  j,  1,  m,  n,  r,  v,  w,  y 
and  z. 

The  aspirates  are  p,  t,  k,  h,  f,  s  and  c. 

The  subvocal  combinations  are  TH  and  ng. 

The  aspirate  combinations  are  ch,  wh,  sh  and  th.. 

A  diphthong  is  the  combined  sound  of  two  vocals  in  the  same 
syllable ;  as,  oi  in  oil. 

A  digraph  is  the  union  of  two  vocals  in  the  same  syllable,  one 
of  which  is  silent ;  as,  ea  in  head. 

A  triphthong  is  the  union  of  three  vocals  in  the  same  syllable, 
or  in  one  compound  sound ;  as,  eau  in  beau. 

When  the  utterance  of  letters  mainly  depends  on  the  lips,  they 
are  called  labials  ;  as,  b,  f,  m,  p,  v,  w  and  y. 

When  the  utterance  of  letters  mainly  depends  oa  the  teeth, 
aided  by  the  tongue,  they  are  called  dentals ;  as,  j,  s,  z,  zh,  ch,  sh, 
th,  and  c  and  g  soft. 

When  the  utterance  of  letters  mainly  depends  on  the  tongue, 
aided  by  the  palate,  they  are  called  palatals ;  as,  d,  k,  1,  n,  ng,  q, 
r,  t,  x,  and  c  and  g  hand. 

ELEMENTS. 

The  elements  of  vocal  language,  are  those  sounds  or  breath- 
ings, to  which  all  its  words  are  by  correct  utterance  reducible. 
The  definite  number  of  the  elements  is  not  fixed  with  infallible 
certainty.  We  think,  however,  there  are  not  more  than  forty  of 
a  sufficiently  distinctive  character  to  be  denominated  elementary, 
unless,  as  some  believe,  r  has  two,  the  one  rough,  and  the  other 
smooth ;  as  in  rwn,  her ;  and  a  an  additional  one,  called  medial ;  as 
in  /are,  prayer. 


TOWN'S  SPELLING  BOOK. 


CHARACTERS  TO  DESIGNATE  SOUNDS. 

This  mark  O  over  the  vocals  denotes  their  long  sound. 

It  is  nsed  only  where  the  long  sound  might  be  mistaken  for  the  short. 

The  short  sound  of  the  vocals  is  not  marked. 
This  mark  (")  over  a  denotes  its  sound  as  heard  in  far. 
This  mark  (..)  under  a  denotes  its  sound  as  heard  in  b&U. 
This  mark  (.)  under  a  denotes  its  sound  as  heard  in  what. 
This  mark  („)  under  e  denotes  its  sound  as  heard  in  prey. 
This  mark  (")  over  i  denotes  its  sound  as  heard  in  marine. 
This  mark  (v)  over  5t  denotes  its  sound  as  heard  in  sir. 
This  mark  (")  over  o  denotes  its  sound  as  heard  hi  move. 
This  mark  (. )  under  o  denotes  its  sound  as  heard  ia  b9ok. 
This  mark  (v)  over  8  denotes  its  sound  as  heard  in  dSve. 
This  mark  (..)  under  u  denotes  its  sound  as  heard  in  full. 

C  marked  thus,  c,  sounds  like  k;  as  in  cat. 

G  marked  thus,  g,  sounds  like.?;  as  in  gem. 

E  or  i,  at  the  end  of  a  syllable,  marked  with  the  double 
accent,  and  followed  by  d  or  fc',  is  pronounced  like  ah; 
as  in  spe"  cial,  vi"  cious. 

N  marked  thus,  n",  sounds  like  ng;  as  in  man"gle. 

Ch  marked  thus,  5h,  sounds  like  sh  ;  as  in  fchaise. 

Th,  in  small  capitals,  thus,  TH,  is  subvocal,  and  has  its 
sound  as  heard  in  THOU. 

S,  in  italic,  thus,  «,  sounds  like  z;  as  in  muse. 

The  silent  letters,  except  final  <?,  are  printed  in  italics. 

The  mark  of  accent  ('),  placed  over  any  syllable  of 
a  word,  designates  the  accented  syllable  of  all  the  words 
that  follow,  till  it  is  contradicted  by  a  change  of  place. 


8 

TOWN'S  SPELLIHQ  BOOK. 

TABLE  OF  ELEMENTARY   SOUNDS. 

The  following  table  of  elementary  sounds,  is  introdp  ;ed  to  exercise  the 
pupil  in  the  elements  of  the  language,  after  ne  has  gained  sufficient  knowl-  : 

edge  to  comprehend  their  utility.    Of  the  time  wnen  to  commence  this 
exercise,  the  teacher  must  be  the  judge. 
By  most  elocutionists  the  elements  are  considered  to  be  forty  in  num- 
ber ;  consisting  of  vocals,  subvocals,  and  aspirates. 
The  class,  either  individually  or  in   concert,  may  first  pronounce  the 
word  containing  the  element,  and  then  the  element  by  itself.    This  exer- 
cise should  be  continuedj  from  time  to  tune,  until  the  sounds  can  be  , 

perfectly  uttered. 

• 

VOCALS. 

SUBVOCALS. 

Name. 

Power. 

Element. 

Name. 

Power. 

Element. 

1  A 

Ale 

A 

21  M 

Him 

M 

2  A 

Arm 

'A 

22  N 

Run 

N 

3  A 

All 

A 

23  R 

Bur 

R 

4  A 

At 

A 

24  V 

Ev 

V 

5  E 

Eat 

E 

25  W 

Woe 

W 

6  E 

Bet 

E 

26  Y 

Yet 

Y 

7  I 

Ice 

1 

27  Z 

Buzz 

Z 

8  I 

It 

I 

28  Z 

Azure 

Z 

9  0 

Ode 

0 

29  Th 

Thy 

TH 

10  O 

Do 

0 

30  Ng 

Sing 

Ng 

11  0 

Ox 

0 

ASPIRATES. 

12  U 

Sue 

U 

31  P 

Up 

P 

13  U 

Up 

U 

32  T 

It 

T 

14  U 

Full 

U 

33  K  -C 

Ark 

K 

15  Ou 

Out 

6u 

34  Ch 

Much 

Ch 

SUBVOCALS. 

35  H 

He 

II 

16  B 

Ebb 

B 

36  F 

If 

F 

17  D 

Odd 

D 

37  Wh 

When 

Wh 

18  G 

Egg 

G 

38  S,  C 

Sin 

S 

19  J,  G 

Jet 

J 

39  Sh 

Fish 

Sh 

20  L 

BI 

L 

40  Th 

Thin 

Th 

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9 

TABLE   OF   SUBSTITUTES. 

NOTE.    The  following  is  a  list  of  letters,  or  characters,  frequently  used 
aa  substitutes  to  represent  several  of  the  elements  as  given  in  the  preced- 
ing table.    The  learner  should  first  ncme  the  substitute,  then  the  element 
it  represents,  and  the  example  in  which  it  is  combined. 

ei 

for  a 

as 

in 

Veil 

0 

Ebrwu 

as 

in  One 

ey 

"    a 

" 

44 

They 

i 

44 

y 

44 

"  Onion 

o 

"  a 

" 

44 

Oft 

u 

44 

yu 

44 

"  Use 

ou 

44       o 

44 

44 

Cough 

ph 

44 

f 

U 

"  Phrase 

i 

"    e 

44 

44 

Marine 

gh 

44 

f 

44 

"  Lawgh 

a 

"    e 

44 

44 

Any 

d 

44 

j 

44 

"  Soldier 

u 

"    e 

44 

44 

Bury 

g 

44 

j 

44 

"  Gem 

y 

"    I 

44 

44 

Spy 

0 

44 

k 

44 

u  -Gat 

y 

"    i 

44 

44 

Hymn 

ch 

44 

k 

44 

"  Chord 

6 

«    i 

44 

44 

English 

gh 

44 

k 

44 

"  Howgh 

ee 

"     i 

44 

44 

Been 

q 

44 

k 

44 

"  Quart 

o 

«    i 

44 

44 

Women 

c 

44 

s 

44 

"  Cent 

u 

«    i 

44 

44 

Busy 

f 

44 

V 

44 

«  Of 

ew 

"     0 

44 

44 

Sew 

ph 

44 

V 

44 

"  Stephen 

eau 

"    6 

44 

44 

Beau 

C 

44 

z 

44 

"  Suffice 

au 

«     0 

44 

44 

Hautboy 

8 

44 

z 

44 

«  His 

a 

"      0 

44 

44 

Wh$t 

X 

44 

z 

44 

"  Xanthus 

ew 

"  u 

44 

44 

New 

X 

44 

ka 

44 

"  Wax 

iew 

"  u 

44 

44 

View 

ch 

44 

kw 

44 

"  Choir 

io 

"  -tt 

44 

44 

Nation 

n 

44 

ng 

44 

«  Sbk 

y 

«   u 

44 

44 

Myrtle 

c 

44 

sh 

44 

"  Ocean 

6 

"  u 

44 

44 

H&r 

8 

44 

sh 

44 

"  Sure 

i 

"  u 

44 

44 

Sfr 

ch 

44 

sh 

44 

"  Chaise 

0 

"   u 

44 

44 

SSn 

t 

44 

sh 

44 

"  Notion 

o  " 

"   3 

44 

44 

W9lf 

t 

44 

ch 

44 

"  Bastion 

.00 

44 

44 

44 

Wool 

a  8 

44 

zh 

44 

«  Osier 

u 

"  ^ 

44 

•••• 

44 

•••MM 

Suasion 

X 

44 

P 

(4 

«  Exaet 

10  TOWN'S  SPELLING  BOOK. 


LETTERS  SOMETIMES  SILENT. 

B  is  silent  after  m,  and  before  t;  as  in  lam&,  defet. 

C  is  silent  in  czar,  victuals,  and  before  &,  and  after  $ ,  as  in  sick, 
scene. 

D  is  silent  in  hancfeome,  Wednesday,  stacftholder,  and  before  g 
in  the  same  syllable ;  as  in  farfge. 

G  is  silent  before  m  and  n,  and  sometimes  before  I;  as  in 
phlegm,  gnaw,  intaglio. 

H  is  silent  in  Aeir,  Aerb,  Aonest,  Aour ;  after  g-  and  r,  and  at  the 
end  of  a  word  preceded  by  a  vocal ;  and  sometimes  after  t ;  as  in 
gAost,  rAeum,  aA,  oh,  istAmus. 

K  is  silent  before  n ;  as  in  ftnife. 

L  is  silent  before  /,  ft,  m,  and  sometimes  before  d  and  v,  as  in 
caZf,  waZk,  ca/m,  wou/d,  saZve. 

M  is  silent  before  n ;  as  in  mnemonics. 

K  is  silent  at  the  end  of  words,  after  I  and  m  ;  as  in  kiln,  nymn. 

P  is  silent  before  n,  and  sometimes  before  s  and  t;  as  in  pneu- 
matics, psalm,  receipt. 

8  is  silent  in  corps,  demesne,  puisne,  viscount,  isle,  island, 
aisle. 

T  is  silent  in  mortgage,  hau/boy,  eclat,  billeidoux,  and  some- 
times before  le  or  en,  and  ch ;  as  in  whisfle,  soflen,  fef ch. 

W  is  silent  before  r  and  sometimes  before  h;  aa  in  trrite, 
u>hoop. 

ch  is  sometimes  silent ;  as  in  scAism,  yacAt. 

gh  is  frequently  silent ;  as  in  higA,  ligAt 

ph  is  sometimes  silent ;  as  in  phthisic. 


CERTAIN  TERMINATIONS  PRONOUNCED. 

cion,  sion,  tion,  are  pronounced  sAwn;   cient,  tient, 
ceous,  cious,  tious,  scions,  sAus ;  cial,  sial,  tial,  shed ;  cean,  cian 
tian,  S/MITI  ;  science,  tience,  sh&nse. 

geous,  gious,Jt(s;  geon,  gion,Jtm;  ous,  t/s;  and  ics,  i3b. 


TOWN'S   SPELLING   BOOK. 


11 


SPELLING  BY  ELEMENTS. 

To  spell  a  word  by  its  elements,  is  to  enunciate  such  elementary 
sounds  of  the  letters,  as  are  heard  in  its  proper  pronunciation. 


Pronounce. 

head 

statn 

deJt 

eloak 

rough 

ihwvgh 

praise 

Diueen 


Spell. 

bed 

stan 

det 

klok 

ruf 

thru 

praz 

kwen 

nif 


Prononnce. 

let 


eough 


vis  age 
«a  price' 
ob  lique 
van7  quish 
fa  t'igwe' 
dis  gMise 
si'  phon 
flam  beau 
phtfiis  i« 


Spell. 

kup'  let 
viz   ag 
ka  pres' 
ob  Ilk 
van'  kwish 
fa  teg7 
dis  giz 
si'  fon 
flam  bo 
tiz  ik 


SYLLABLES   AND   WORDS. 


A  syllable  is  one  letter ;  as,  a ;  or  a  union  of  letters ;  as,  man. 
A  word  is  a  syllable,  or  union  of  syllables ;  as,  boy,  man-ntr. 
Letters  form  syllables,  syllables  form  words,  words  form  senten- 
ces, sentences  form  language,  written,  or  spoken. 
A  word  of  one  syllable,  is  a  monosyllable. 
A  word  of  two  syllables,  is  a  dissyllable. 
A  word  of  three  syllables,  is  a  trisyllable. 
A  word  of  four,  or  more  syllables,  is  a  polysyllable. 
Words  are  primitive ;  as,  man ;  or  derivative ;  as,  manly. 
Words  are  simple ;  as,  horse ;  or  compound ;  as,  horse-shoe. 
A  primitive  word  is  the  root ;  as,  man. 
A  derivative  word  has  some  additions ;  as,  manfy. 
A  simple  word  is  any  uncompounded  word. 
A  compound  word  consists  of  two  words ;  as,  ink-siand. 
A  prefix  is  placed  before  the  root ;  as,  unlike. 
A  suffix  follows  the  root ;  as,  li 


12  TOWN'S    SPELLING   BOOK. 


Orthography  treats  of  the  power  of  letters,  and  teaches  how  to 
write,  or  spell  words  correctly. 

Orthoepy  teaches  the  correct  pronunciation  of  words. 

Spelling  is  correctly  naming  the  proper  letters  of  a  word  in 
the  order  of  the  syllables. 

Reading  is  pronouncing  written  words  in  succession. 

ACCENT,   EMPHASIS   AND    CADENCE. 

Accent  is  a  more  forcible  stress  of  voice,  on  some  particular 
syllable,  in  all  words  having  more  syllables  than  one. 

When  the  accent  falls  on  a  vowel,  the  sound  of  that  vowel  is 
long ;  as  in  ho'-ly. 

When  the  accent  falls  on  a  consonant,  the  preceding  vowel  is 
short ;  as  in  man'-ner. 

Accent  is  primary,  or  full;  secondary,  or  slight;  as,  on  the 
word,  ad'-ver-sa"-ry. 

Emphasis  is  a  greater  stress  of  voice,  on  one  or  more  words  in 
a  sentence,  to  mark  the  sense  of  the  expression. 

Cadence  is  a  fall  of  the  voice  at  the  end  of  a  sentence. 

A  sentence  is  such  a  combination  of  words,  as,  being  read  in 
connection,  make  good  sense.  The  close  of  such  a  sentence  is 
marked  by  a  period. 

ANALYSIS   OP   WORDS. 

In  analyzing  a  word,  it  will  be  important  to  specify  all  such 
particulars  as  are  applicable  to  it,  that  have  been  explained  on 
the  foregoing  pages.  The  following  examples  will  serve  as 
specimens. 

Teacher.  What  kind  of  a  word. is  bark? 

Scholar.  It  is  a  primitive  word  and  monosyllable. 

T.  What  is  a  primitive  word  ? 

8.  It  is  the  root  from  which  derivatives  are  formed. 

T.  What  is  a  monosyllable  ? 

8.  It  is  a  word  of  one  syllable. 


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T.  Will  you  spell  the  word  by  elements  ? 

8.  Bark. 

T.  Will  you  now  analyze  the  word  ? 

S.  B  is  a  subvocal  and  labial ;  a  is  a  vocal,  having 
its  second  elementary  sound ;  r  is  a  subvocal  and  palatal  ;* 
k  is  an  aspirate  and  palatal  ;  and  the  word  means  the 
rind  of  a  tree,  or  to  bark  as  a  dog. 

T.  Will  you  now  analyze  the  word  reprint  f 

S.  Reprint  is  a  derivative  word,  and  dissyllable,  com- 
posed of  print,  the  root,  and  re,  the  prefix,  and  accented 
on  the  second  syllable.  R  e-p  r  i  n  t'.  R  is  a  subvocal 
and  palatal ;  e  is  a  vocal,  unaccented ;  p  is  an  aspirate 
and  labial ;  r  is  a  subvocal  and  palatal ;  i  is  a  vocal 
under  accent,  and  has  its  secend  elementary  sound ;  n  is 
a  subvocal  and  palatal ;  t  is  an  aspirate  and  palatal,  and 
the  word  means  to  print  again. 

T.  Analyze  distrustful. 

S.  Distrustful  is  a  derivative  word,  and  a  trisyllable, 

composed  of  trust,  the  root,  dis,  a  prefix,  and  ful,  a 

suffix,  having  the  accent  on  the  second  syllable.'    D  i  s- 

t  r  u  s  t '  -f  u  1 .     D  is  a  subvocal  and  palatal ;  iis  a  vocal 

unaccented  ;  s  is  an  aspirate  and  dental ;  t  is  an  aspirate 

|  and  palatal ;  r  is  a  subvocal  and  palatal ;  u  is  a  vocal 

under  accent,  and  has  its  second  elementary  sound ;  s  is 

an  aspirate  and  dental ;  t  is  an  aspirate  and  palatal ;  /  is 

an  aspirate  and  labial ;  u  is  a  vocal  unaccented,  but  has 

|  its  third  elementary  sound  ;  I  is  a  subvocal  and  palatal ; 

I  and  the  word  means  suspicious,  not  having  confidence  in. 


#  If  a  distinction  is  made  in  the  utterance  of  r,  it  will  be  rough  or  trilled 
before  a  vocal,  and  smooth  after  it. 
B 


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EXPLANATIONS. 

The  mode  of  defining  in  this  book  is  based  on  the  same  princi- 
ple, that  is  carried  out  in  all  school  dictionaries ;  and  so  far  as  cor- 
rect, abstract  definitions  are  concerned,  is  substantially  the  same. 

By  an  abstract  definition,  we  mean  such  an  one,  as  imparts  the 
signification  of  a  word,  in  itself  considered,  ^irrespective  of  its  ap- 
plications, or  uses.  Thus,  Dr.  Webster  defines  congruence,  coin- 
cidence, harmony,  stipulation,  and  covenant,  by  the  same  word, 
agreement,  which  is  a  correct  definition  of  each  of  the  above 
words,  when  taken  independently  of  the  sense,  in  which  they  sev- 
erally imply  agreement.  It  is,  therefore,  an  abstract  definition. 
Dr.  Webster  says,  "  In  school  dictionaries,  we  must  necessarily 
omit  subordinate  senses,  and  particular  uses."  Accordingly  we 
find  by  computation,  he  has,  in  his  school  dictionary,  defined 
about  9,000  words,  by  one  or  t)y  two  others  of  synonymous  im- 
port, all  of  which  are  abstract  definitions.  Walker  has  defined 
about  11,000  in  the  same  manner,  and  Johnson  8,000. 

When  the  best  abstract  definition  is  learned,  the  child  will 
readily  perceive  the  different  applications  of  such  words  wher- 
ever he  sees,  or  reads  them  in  their  proper  connection  with  others. 
Thus,  acuteness  is  defined  by  sharpness,  without  specifying  in 
what  it  consists,  or  to  what  it  applies,  whether  the  sharpness  of  a 
knife,  of  vinegar,  of  pain,  or  perception.  But  when  the  scholar 
reads  of  the  acuteness  of  a  man's  perception,  the  acuteness  of 
sounds,  or  the  acuteness  of  the  pain  in  his  tooth,  he  instantly 
perceives  the  particular  sense  in  which  acuteness,  in  each  case, 
implies  sharpness. 

The  knowledge  of  words,  like  all  other  knowledge,  can  be  ac- 
quired perfectly,  in  no  way,  except  by  a  successive  and  gradual 
!  advancement,  step  by  step,  from  the  first  plain  and  literal  signifi- 
cation, up  to  the  figurative  senses,  and  varied  applications. 

This  is  the  way  by  which  the  ablest  philologists  have  attamed 
all  their  critical  knowledge  of  this,  or  any  other  languag 
which  they  may  have  been  versed. 

II 


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see 
ode 
ape 
new 


roe 
sop  * 
top 
cop 


bag 
cag 
fag 
gag 

lug 
mug 
rug 
tug 


car 
far 
jar 

bow 
cow 
how 


ruin 
mum 
and 
has 


bud 
cud 
mud 
rud 


jag 
lag 
nag 
rag 

dim 
him 
gem 
hem 


mar 
par 
tar 


dew 
few 
hew 


LESSON  8. 

dum        but  dip 

gum        cut  hip 

hut  lip 

nut 


hum 
sum 


nip 


LESSON  9.; 

bid  lid  bib 

did  mid  fib 

hid  rid  nib 

kid  rim  rib 


LESSON  10 


tag 
wag 
hag 


beg  big 
keg  dig 
leg  fig 


LESSON    11. 


bur 
cur 
neb 
web 


cup 

sup 
fob 
odd 


bog 
dog 
fog 
log 


LESSON   12. 

ark          ant 

arm         are        jaw 


art 
aft 


ask 
.arc 


law 
maw 


LESSON   13 

jew  low  ace 
pew  row  age 
yew  mow  ale 


pip 
np 
sip 
tip 


lap 


rig 
wig 


tax 
wax 
pat 
vat 


saw 
paw 
raw 
caw 

Old 

ore 


fop 
hop 
lop 
mop 


map 
nap 
rap 
sap 

bug 
dug 
hug 
iug 


ban 
cam 
apt 
add 


was 
war 
wan 
wad 


bee 

fee 
the 


Do  got  get  my  pen. 
v     ;can  not  use  it. 

oen  is  a  new  one. 
<uo  and  put  it  in  the  box. 


Who  has  my  new  Key  ? 
Ann  put  it  on  the  bed. 
It  is  the  key  to  my  box. 
You  may  go  and  get  it. 


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TOWN'S    SPELLING   BOOK. 

LESSON  14. 

bake 

rake 

cave        pave 

bold 

hold 

cake 

sake 

gave        rave 

cold 

mold 

lake 

take 

lave         save 

fold 

sold 

make 

wake 

nave        wave 

gold 

told 

LESSON  16. 

trace 

hide 

code        dote 

bale 

male 

nice 

ride 

mode       lote  . 

gale 

pale 

rice 

side 

node        mote 

dale 

sale 

vice 

wide 

rode        note 

hale 

vale 

LESSON  16. 

dace 

pace 

made       gage 

came 

same 

face 

race 

wade       page 

fame 

tame 

lace 

fade 

cade        rage 

lame 

bane 

mace 

lade 

cage        sage 

name 

cane 

LESSON    17. 

lane 

dime 

tine         dive 

dike 

mile  * 

mane 

lime 

vine         hive 

like 

vile 

pane 

time 

wine        five 

pike 

wile 

sane 

sine 

mine       rive 

pile 

file 

LESSON^lS. 

bind 

mind 

bite         hole 

hone 

bolt 

find 

rind 

kite         mole 

bone 

colt 

kind 

nine 

mite        pole 

lone 

dolt 

hind 

pine 

site         sole 

zone 

jolt 

LESSON  19 

cape 

bore 

sore         lope 

gaze 

no*e 

nape 

core 

tore         mope 

haze 

hose 

tape 

fore 

wore        rope 

maze 

rose 

sate 

more 

coke       bode 

wane 

goes 

«ry 

shy 

fly           bay 

may 

boy 

dry 

Tny 

ply          day 

nay 

coy 

fry 

sky 

sly           fay 

pay 

toy 

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• 

LESSON  20. 

blot 

chip 

bend        sand 

pink 

bent 

clot 

ship 

lend         band 

kink 

cent 

plot 

whip 

mend       hand 

link 

dent 

bled 

clip 

rend         land 

mink 

lent 

fled 

flip 

send        rand 

sink 

vent 

sled 

slip 

tend         bang 

wink 

went 

LESSON   21. 

cram 

milk 

bank        bill 

mill 

duck 

drum 

silk 

hank        dill 

pill 

luck 

grum 

gilt 

lank         fill 

rill 

tuck 

brim 

hilt 

rank         hill 

sill 

dusk 

grim 

milt 

sank        gill 

till 

husk 

trim 

wilt 

tank         kill 

mil 

tusk 

LESSON    22. 

camp 

bump 

curl         cash 

best 

bung 

damp 

hump 

furl          dash 

lest 

hung 

lamp 

jump 

hurl         gash 

rest 

rung 

ramp 

lump 

clap         lash 

test 

sung 

samp 

mump 

flap          rash 

vest 

hang 

vamp 

pump 

slap         sash 

west 

rang 

LESSON  23. 

kick 

dock 

back        dust 

brag 

belt 

lick 

hock 

hack        gust 

crag 

felt 

nick 

lock 

lack         just 

drag 

melt 

pick 

mock 

pack        lust 

fact 

pelt 

sick 

sock 

rack         must 

pact 

fist 

tick 

rock 

sack        rust 

tact 

mist 

LESSON  24. 

bond 

crop 

clod         tort 

spun 

drub 

,fond 

drop 

plod         cost 

stun 

grub 

pond 

prop 

shod        lost 

shun 

club 

gong 

stop 

trod         tost 

plum 

snub 

frog 

loss 

shop         cork 

turk 

turf 

20                            TOWN'S   SPELLING  BOOK. 

LESSON  26. 

•eart        «ast         bark        bard        bass 

lard 

dart        fast          dark        -eard        lass 

spar 

hart        last          hark        hard        mass 

star 

mart       mast        lark         yard        pass 

scar 

part         past         mark       barm       hasp 

haft 

tart         vast         park        harm       rasp 

raft 

LESSON   26.. 

bfill         tall          bawl        buff         bell 

<mll 

•eall         wall         yawl        cuff         cell 

duU 

fall          bald         dawn       huff         fell 

gull 

hall         ward        lawn        muff        dell 

hull 

mall        draw        yawn       puff         tell 

lull 

pall         flaw         laud         ruff         well 

null 

LESSON   27. 

book        dean       halt         -eool         ford 

bush 

«ook        seem        salt          «oop        fort 

push 

hook        teem        wart        loop         port 

pull 

look         leek         wasp        food         torn 

full 

nook        seek        wash       mood       worn 

puss 

took        week       wand       rood        pore 

put 

LESSON  28. 

•eove        doom       reek        deal        beam 

beat 

hove        loom        meek       heal        ream 

feat 

rove        room        feel          meal        seam 

heat 

wove       boon        heel         seal         team 

meat 

roll          moon       peel         veal         lean 

neat 

boll         noon        reel         zeal         mean 

seat 

LESSON    29. 

No  one  can  tell  how  long  he  may  live. 

Sin  will  lead  us  to  pain  and  woe. 

I 

A  bad  life  makes  a  bad  end. 

Love  that  which  is  good  and  shun  "vice. 

Help  such  as  need  help  and  be  kind. 

God  will  bless  those  who  are  kind  to  the 

poor. 

brave 

brake 

broke 

drove 

brain 

blaze 

grave 

flake 

choke 

grove 

drain 

glaze 

shave 

spake 

spoke 

Stove 

grain 

braze 

blade 

brace 

shore 

globe 

train 

craze 

shade 

grace 

snore 

prose 

chain 

graze 

trade 

place 

store 

Tiiose 

slain 

snake 

LESSON   31. 

slack 

batch 

flank 

bound 

boast 

bride 

stack 

catch 

crank 

found 

toast 

chide 

block 

latch 

drank 

pound 

coach 

bribe 

clock 

patch 

thank 

sound 

bloat 

tribe 

crock 

flash 

prank 

brown 

shorn 

prime 

frock 

trash 

chank 

frown 

sworn 

swine 

LESSON    32. 

grind 

grist 

parse 

brass 

noise 

bleat 

quire 

whist 

farce 

grass 

poise 

cleat 

spire 

whisk 

barge 

class 

spoil 

treat 

sheer 

quern 

caZve 

draft 

thorn 

cluck 

queer 

stern 

haZve 

graft 

,    torch 

pluck 

sneer 

sperm 

saZve 

shaft 

storm 

truck 

LESSON  33. 

crape 

baste 

blush 

blame 

chill 

spell 

grape 

haste 

plush 

flame 

drill 

dwell 

shape 

paste 

brush 

shame 

frill 

shell 

plate 

taste 

stand 

crane 

quill 

brine 

slate 

waste 

brand 

plane 

spill 

shine 

state 

grate 

grand 

frame 

still 

THine 

LESSON  34 

Rise  with  the  sun.  Put  on  your  clothes  and  wash 
your  face  clean.  Brush  your  teeth  and  comb  your  hair. 
Get  your  task  well  and  go  to  school  in  time.  Do  not 
play  by  the  way.  Do  as  you  are  told  and  you  will  be  a 
good  child. 

Good  boys  and  girls  love  to  learn  their  books. 


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TOWN'S    SPELLING   BOOK. 

LESSON   35. 

bu7bo 

di'  al          di'  et          la'  dy 

bo7  ny 

he  ro 

ri  al           po  et          la  zy 

holy 

so  lo 

vi  al           po  em        ha  zy 

tory 

ty  ro 

ri  ot           ru  in          ma  zy 

pr  *y 

pi  ear 

bi  as           du  el          na  vy 

rosy 

so  fa 

re  al          li  on           za  ny 

pony 

LESSON  36.- 

li'ar 

ev7  er         bit7  er        pa'  per 

let7  ter 

ci  der 

nev  er        pip  er        ta  per 

fet  ter 

rid  er 

lep  er        vi  per        la  ver 

fes  ter 

bid  er 

giv  er        fif  er          ea  per 

sil  ver 

eri  er 

riv  er        mi  ter        pa  cer 

eut  ter 

pri  or 

liv  er         til  er          ra  cer 

eut  ler 

LESSON   37. 

eru'  el 

mat7  in       gun'  ner     dal7  ly 

sor'  ry 

gruel 

lat  in         gut  ter       ral  ly 

Jo1  ty 

lev  el 

sat  in         pet  ty        sal  ly 

folly 

reb  el 

cab  in        pen  ny       tal  ly 

sul  ly 

lim  it 

ra  zor        hil  ly         hand  y 

sun  ny 

piv  ot 

slat  er       sil  ly          sand  y 

fun  ny 

LESSON   38. 

dor  lar 

eom'  ie      at7  om        band7  y 

ago7 

sol  der 

eol  ie         at  tie         ean  dy 

a  bode 

hop  per 

ton  ie         pan  ie        dan  dy 

a  lone 

prop  er 

top  ie         mim  ie       till  er 

a  side 

rob  in 

frol  ie        civ  ie     '    tin  der 

a  like 

bob  bin 

trop  ie       rus  tie       sis  ter 

a  live 

LESSON   39. 

eob'  web 

pan'  eake        fish7  hook 

post7  age 

eow  pen 

bed  post          snow  ball 

ink  stand 

popgun 

bed  room        blue  bird 

bean  pole 

eat  nip 

eow  slip          band  box 

silk  w5rm 

sun  set 
sun  rise 

tea  eup          play  day 
tea  pot           foot  ball 

play  mate 
firefly 

TOWN'S    SPELLINa   BOOK. 

23 

LESSON    40. 

bat7  ter 

bid'  den           sex7  ton 

dow7  er 

lat  ter 

hid  den            pen  non 

pow  er 

pat  ter 

mad  den          ven  om 

tow  er 

tat  ter 

sad  den           ser  mon 

low  er 

flat  ter 

red  den           can  ton 

bow  er 

scat  ter 

trod  den          pis  ton 

flow  er 

LESSON   41. 

help'  er 

tim'  ber          be  side7 

con  tentf 

wel  ter 

lim  ber            be  tide 

re  lent 

ren  der 

sim  per           de  ride 

re  pent 

gen  der 

tin  der            a  bide 

in  vent 

ten  der 

hin  der            e  lide 

in  dent 

slen  der 

gin  ger           pro  vide 

in  tent 

LESSON   42. 

rack'  et 

wax'  en           fret7  ful 

melt7  ed 

jack  et 
pack  et 

flax  en            fault  ful 
deep  en          hurt  ftd 

pelt  ed 
belted 

lock  et 

fresh  en          sin  ful 

brand  ed 

rock  et 

sick  en           hety  ful 

hunt  ed 

sock  et 

short  en          man  ful 

lifted 

LESSON  ,43 

boj'  ish 

nice'  ly           un  kind7 

mis  date' 

coy  ish 

wise  ly            un  ripe 

mis  rate 

cool  ish 

neat  ly            un  well 

mis  rule 

salt  ish 

time  ly           un  safe 

dis  like 

sick  ish 

kind  ly           un  true 

dis  robe 

dusk  ish 

year  ly           un  hurt 

dis  use 

LESSON  44. 

Who  is  he 

that  scorns  to  do  or  say 

anything  that  is 

mean  and  vulgar?    I  will  tell  you  who  he  is  :   he  is  the 

manly  scholar. 

Show  me  a 

girl  who  is  neat  and  tidy, 

and  I  will  show 

you  one  who 

does  credit  to  herself,  to 

her  mother,  and 

I  the  school  she 

I 

attends. 

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.TOWN'S  SPELLING  BOOK.' 

LESSON  46. 

He*  tor 

bev'  el 

wag7  on 

de7  cent 

in  ner 

bez  el 

gal  Ion 

re  cent 

ten  or 

ves  sel 

mes  lin 

lu  cent 

tes  ter 

ken  nel 

wel  kin 

tu  mor 

ves  per 

dor  sal 

bod  kin 

ru  mor 

set  ter 

gos  pel 

•eof  fin 

tre  mor 

LESSON  46.  ' 

ax'  is 

doxx  y 

abet' 

na'  tion 

ten  nis 

lobby 

be  get 

ra  tien 

ean  dor 

kv  y 

«a  det 

sta  tion 

«lam  or 

bev  y 

be  gan 

mo  tion 

<mrry 

vest  ry 

se  dan 

no  tion 

hurry 

test  y 

di  van 

lo  tion 

LESSON  47. 

as  sort* 

be  hestf 

as  sisi' 

bal  loon' 

es  cort 

infest 

desist 

gal  loon 

de  tort 

de  test 

in  sist 

bab  oon 

re  tort 

mo  lest 

at  tire 

lam  poon 

ex  tort 

ar  rest 

en  tire 

mon  soon 

dis  tort 

at  test 

re  tire 

fes  toon 

LESSON   48. 

afflux 

drop'  sy 

fol'  low 

bil'  low 

ef  flux 

gipsy 

hoi  low 

pil  low 

in  flux 

tip  sy 

bor  row 

willow 

«on  flux 

drear  y 

mor  row 

win  dow 

«on  vex 

wea  ry 

sor  row 

win  now 

vor  tex 

query 

wid  ow 

tal  low 

1LESSON   49. 

ome'  ga 

no'  ti  fy 

ra7  di  us 

in'  di  go 

ar  ma  da 

«a  na  ry 

pu  ri  fy 
lu  na  ey 

ra  pi  er 
jo  vi  al 

in  fa  my 
injury 

po  ta  to 

pi  ra  cy 

la  bi  al 

«u  ra  cy 

te  de  urn 

no  ta  ry 

me  ni  al 

mu  ti  ny 

de  ni  al 

vo  ta  ry 

pe  ri  od 

re  al  ly 

TOWN'S   SPELLING  BOOK. 

LESSON   60. 

a.1'  SO 

al'bum 

con'  text 

con7  sort 

ad  verb 

al  pha 

crotch  et 

dor  ic 

ab  bess 

ban  nock 

com  ma 

dig  it 

ab  scess 

bar  gain 

case  ment 

dig  ger 

act  or 

chat  tel 

ci  pher 

drug  gist 

act  ress 

das  sic 

check  er 

dutch  ess 

LESSON    51. 

dex'  tral 

flee'  cy 

far'  THing 

gran'  ite 

east  ern 

fri  day 

freck  le 

greedy 

ei  THer     . 

froz  en 

fis  sile 

gipsy 

en  si</n 

feed  er 

fore  taste 

has  sock 

e  pact 

feel  ing 

feu  dal 

log  ic 

e  poch 

fur  THer 

ga  ble 

lodg  ing 

LESSON   52. 

lend'  er 

mis'  sive 

ros'  trum 

sea'  son 

lem  ma 

nos  trum 

rail  ing 

speak  er 

lev  ee 

nappy 

read  ing 

nei  THer 

mSn  day 

nes  tie 

rea  son 

se  cant 

mean  ing 

pam  phlet 

soph  ist 

speed  y 

meet  ing 

pick  le 

sun  day 

se  quin 

•   LESSON   53. 

ship7  ping 

trap'  ping 

trea'  cle 

wind7  ing 

stig  ma 

tract  ile 

trib  une 

writ  ing  . 

sjn  od 

thurs  day 

vol  ly 

whif  fle 

sen  ate 

tues  day 

vest  al 

whiTH  er 

ton  sil 

teach  er 

vis  ta 

whisk  er 

tor  rent 

trea  son 

heal  ing 

wheTH  er 

LESS.ON   54 

an  near* 

a  loud7 

be  tween' 

hal  loo' 

ar  rear 

a  round 

be  times 

my  self 

a  mowr 

a  wake 

be  cause 

pa  rade 

a  way 

a  woke 

be  lace 

po  made 

a  breast 

ac  coil 

en  dear 

pa  rol 

ar  cade 

a  loof 

es  quire 

pa  trol 

ji_      ...       ..      f 

2 

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LESSON  55. 

arm7  let 

bap7  tist           «os7  tive 

fres7  «o 

at  las 

bar  ren            dar  ling 

fenc  er 

ad  die 

elut  ter            dent  ist 

fend  er 

bump  er 

elev  er             dex  ter 

fifty 

busk  in 

charg  er           flat  ly 

fin  ny 

bed  lam 

char  nel          flex  ure 

fish  er 

LESSON  56.  - 

flint7  y 

flor7  ence         gen7  der 

gam'  ut 

flur  ry 

flor  in               griz  zle 

hund  red 

flus  ter 

fa«  tor             gran  ule 

hard  y 

frus  trum 

fat  ling            gog  gle 

in  got 

friz  zle 

ger  man           gos  ling 

in  dex 

fun  gus 

gar  gle            grap  pie 

jug  gle 

LESSON  57. 

jest7  er 

land7  ing          nurs7  ling 

pes'  de 

kid  nap 

Ian  tern           nest  ling 

pil  grim 

lim  bo 

min  now          neTH  er 

ren  ard 

lin  den 

men  sal           pei  al 

sen  na 

lisp  er 

jr\\r\  im             pen  nant 

sex  tant 

lam  mas 

mum  my         pur  pie 

sent  tie 

LESSON   58.' 

seet'  or 

six7  ty              trib'  ute 

trick7  le 

sev  en 

smug  gle          ten  ant 

tar  get 

shil  ling 

spell  ing          tern  pest 

west  ern 

shuf  fle 

shut  ter           twen  ty 

whis  per 

stin  gy 

stub  ble           thun  der 

whit  tie 

sing  er 

sup  pie            tick  le 

win  ter 

LESSON   59. 

a7  pril 

e'  ra                ge'  nus 

pa'  thos 

eli  max 

e  ther              gra  vy 

port  al 

«a  dence 

f  11  ings            mo  dish 

pul  pit 

da  tive 

flo  rist             mo  tive 

re  bus 

de  ist 

fu  mid              mu  cid 

ra  ven 

be  ing 

dur  ing            la  bel 

slid  er 

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LESSON    60. 

tri'  ad 

sax7  on            em'  press 

for7  ty 

wel  fare 

ed  dy              es  sence 

ob  long 

dra  ma 

eld  est             shut  tie 

wed  ding 

ve  nal 

in  land            rud  der 

vas  sal 

six  teen 
sur  name 

to  paz             jug  gle 
fore  top           ver  diet 

serap  er 
o  vert 

LESSON   61. 

i'  tern 

drag7  on          pas'  sive 

ab7  bot 

nine  ty 

hav  ing           pas  tern 

hee  tor 

the  sis 

song  ster         raTH  er 

eap  tor 

quo  rum 

mon  ster          smat  ter 

vie  tor 

stra  turn 

wan  ton           lam  bent 

bick  er 

fiab  by 

prov  ince        jal  ap 

proe  tor 

LESSON   62. 

base7  ness 

dark7  ness       pale7  ness 

kind7  ness 

dry  ness 

mad  ness         same  ness 

lone  ness 

low  ness 

fond  ness        meek  ness 

bold  ness 

mild  ness 

loud  ness        near  ness 

slow  ness 

rude  ness 

dull  ness         ripe  ness 

blue  ness 

har  ness 

fine  ness          shy  ness 

hard  ness 

LESSON    63. 

sad'  ness 

elear7  ness       din7  ing 

pau*7  ing 

fat  ness 

neat  ness         prim  ing 

rais  ing 

soft  ness 

vile  ness          dar  ing 

teas  ing 

plain  ness 

sore  ness         glar  ing 

pav  ing 

sweet  ness 

sour  ness         spar  ing 

div  ing 

elean  ness 

blind  ness       f  us  ing 

sav  ing 

LESSON   64. 

bud7  ding 

tan7  ning          spit7  ting 

blot7  ting 

bed  ding 

gun  ning          shop  ping 

spot  ting 

rub  bing 

pin  ning           mat  ting 

hit  ting 

nod  ding 

run  ning          bet  ting 

fitting 

sled  ding 

step  ping         wet  ting 

sit  ting 

fan  ning 

hop  ping          get  ting 

quit  ting 

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LESSON    65. 

coal 

boil        both           cord 

gout 

main 

foal 

coil         dftth           lord 

lout 

fain 

goal 

foil         loth           -eorn 

pout 

gain 

loan 

roil         post           horn 

rout 

pain 

moan 

soil          dost           born 

lour 

rain 

roam 

toil         most         morn 

sour 

vain 

LESSON   66 

clay 

gfrl         t^Zk           Anee 

stow 

dSve 

play 

gird        waZk         tree 

crow 

15ve 

slay 

girt         baZk          free 

grow 

move 

dray 

stir         caZm         THee 

show 

lose 

gray 

whir       baZm         flee 

snow 

THey 

pray 

sir          paZm         glee 

Anow 

prey 

LESSON  67. 

quick 

paint      flare          flout 

breed 

bread 

thick 

saint       glare         spout 

creed 

dread 

drunk 

waist      snare        scout 

speed 

death 

trunk 

braid      spare         shout 

steed 

dream 

flock 

faith       THere        scour 

sheet 

cream 

stock 

staid       where       flour 

fleet 

gleam 

LESSON  68. 

hinge 

blest       siege         cowZd 

tMrd 

fyht 

tinge 

drest       grief         wowZd 

whirl 

wight 

mince 

tress       niece         stood 

birth 

sight 

since 

gwess      piece        shook 

shirt 

%At 

hence 

guest      THese        grope 

wftrld 

mght 

pence 

quest      sneak        scope 

worth 

mght 

LESSON  69. 

sneeze 

THence        cau^At 

dreoge 

throne 

freeze 

whence       tau^At 

fledge 

cloTHe 

spleen 

twelve         clause 

shroud 

prince 

heaves 

shelve          squall 

lounge 

bridge 

grease 

length         bought 

spouse 

corpse 

three 

drift            sou^At 

house 

spent 

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BOOK. 

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LESSON  70. 

clog 

high 

twit 

hast 

oath 

eatf 

mgh 

whit 

hath 

sown 

clan 

twine 

lisp 

THan 

mown 

clam 

type 

wisp 

yfcnot 

burn 

cram 

waft 

slid 

punk 

turn 

crib 

ward 

skid 

sunk 

hatf 

LESSON    71 

blake 

blown 

hatch 

hunch 

cling 

trace 

grows 

match 

punch 

slink 

trail 

grown 

<7nash 

slunk 

swing 

blain 

quoth 

slank 

plump 

swung 

trait 

blowth 

shank 

thump 

clung 

baTHe 

growth 

spank 

brunt 

grunt 

LESSON   72 

poach 

pouch 

greek 

brood 

brawl 

chime 

vouch 

&nead 

whose 

drawl 

grime 

prowl 

sneak 

shone 

drawn 

whine 

mound 

sweep 

trope 

spawn 

while 

drown 

groom 

prude 

preach 

style 

scowl 

troop 

mange 

wreaTHe 

LESSON   73. 

loa'ge 

which 

chant 

wreath 

whiff 

poage 

width 

vault 

street 

fifth 

scrip 

shred 

corse 

wheeze 

snuff 

strip 

depth 

corpse 

leaves 

stuff 

pitch 

check 

qualm 

wrong 

truss 

witch 

wreck 

squad 

vogue 

trurfge 

LESSON  74. 

wretch 

quaint 

tough 

fought 

trounce 

french 

strove 

tSngw 

sought 

chrism 

stench 

traipse 

rough 

faiock 

breaTHe 

breath 

curse 

cough 

waif 

sheaTHe 

spunge 

swear 

ou^At 

wei^A 

neigh 

fcnell 

troll 

c     groat 

whom 

mien 

30  TOWN'S   SPELLING   BOOK. 


PART   II. 


MODE  OF  SPELLING  AND  DEFINING. 

In  the  following  spelling  lessons,  when  there  are  but  two  col- 
umns, each  word  in  the  first  one,  is  to  be  defined  by  its  opposite 
one  in  the  second,  using  the  word  implies,  or  such  expression  as 
would  be  applicable  :  thus,  fruition  (implies)  enjoyment.  If  there 
are  three  columns,  the  word  in  the  first  is  defined  by  the  other 
two  words  standing  opposite,  in  the  second  and  third  columns, 
thus  :  lively  (implies)  active  or  brisk. 

The  class  will,  therefore,  study  and  spell  ALL  the  words  in  each 
column,  but  define  only  those  in  the  first  column,  according  to  the 
following  examples.  To  the  definition  thus  given  in  the  book, 
the  pupSs  will  add  what  others  they  can ;  or  the  teacher  may,  and 
ought  to  exercise  them,  in  giving  examples  of  the  different  senses 
in  which  the  word  may  properly  be  used. 

EXAMPLES   OF   TWO    COLUMNS. 


gallantly          bravely 
compound         mixture 


defraud        cheat 
disperse        scatter 


Defined  thus:  gallantly  (implies)  bravely.  A  compound  (im- 
plies a)  mixture.  To  defraud  (implies  to)  cheat.  To  disperse  (im- 
plies to)  scatter. 

EXAMPLES   OF   THREE   COLUMNS. 

concise      brief     short  fissure     chasm    cleft 

pallid        pale       wan  labor      toil         work 

Defined  thus :  concise  (implies)  brief  or  short.  Pallid  (implies) 
pale  or  wan.  A  fissure  (implies  a)  chasm  or  deft.  To  labor 
(implies  to)  toil  or  work. 

A  strict  adherence  to  this  method  of  defining  will  be  of  inesti- 
mable importance  to  the  learner. 

In  defining  adjectives  and  adverbs,  the  scholar  may  say  implies. 
In  defining  nouns,  implies,  or  implies  a,  the,  or  an.  But  in  defin- , 
ing  verbs,  implies  to ;  or  he  may  substitute  such  other  terms  as  hi* 
teacher  thinksVmost  applicable  in  the  case. 

No  pains  should  be  spared  on  the  part  of  the  teacher,  to  in  ' 
duce  the  pupils  to  be  faithful  in  acquiring  a  knowledge  of  the 
signification  of  such  words  as  they  are  learning  to  spell. 

By  words,  written  or  spoken,  they  are  to  communicate  theiv 
thoughts  to  others,  and  comprehend  what  others  wish  to  commu- 
nicate to  them. 


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31 


REMARK. 

Every  child  in  Ms  course  of  instruction  in  primary  schools,  is 
required  to  spell  the  tables  of  words  in  his  book,  many  times  over ; 
and  it  is  scarcely  possible  he  should  be  exercised  each  time  accord- 
ing to  the  method  here  proposed,  without  distinctly  acquiring 
one  or  more  of  the  prominent,  leading  significations  of  a  great 
!  majority  of  the  words.  And  we  think  it  cannot  be  shown,  that 
1  such  a  course  would  not  lay  the  EARLIEST  and  the  BEST  founda- 
tion the  age  of  the  scholar  will  admit,  to  become  well  versed  in  a 
I  knowledge  of  the  English  language. 

Much,  however,  will  depend  on  the  fidelity  of  the  teacher,  in 
carrying  out  the  mode  of  defining,  as  laid  down  on  the  foregoing 
page. 

SECTION    I. 

ALWAYS  define  the  first  column  by  the  second,  but 
never  define  the  second  by  the  first.  See  page  30th. 


Nouns. 

beak  bill 

brim  edge 

bile  gall 

brute  beast 

bush  shrub 

boon  gift 

boss  knob 

coast  shore 

cowl  hood 

dread  fear 

flesh  meat 

flaw  -crack 

fib  lie 

fume  smoke 

glee  joy 

glebe  soil 

sack  bag 

bulk  size 


Nouns. 

harm  hurt 

hide  skin 

heap  pile 

jest  joke 

lunge  thrust 

kirk  church 

lad  boy 

loop  noose 

lout  clown 


Nouns. 

flame      blaze 
gtdle       craft 
sun 
fitfnt 
plagwe 
•cane 


step 


mazze 

noun 

pawn 

peak 

tine 

quest 

bark 

space 

cave 


corn 

name 

pledge 

point 

prong 

search 

rind 

room 

den 


sol 

van 

pest 

staff 

pace 

pause      stop 

lawn       plain 

spell        charm 

speed      haste 

spine       thorn 

tube 

stall 

blow; 

shore 


pipe 

stand 

stroke 


prop 
throng     crowd 
slug        drone 


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Verbs. 

Verbs. 

Adjectives. 

blink 

wink 

plunge 

dive 

bland 

mild 

doze 

drowse 

purge 

cleanse 

blank 

white 

fetch 

bring 

press 

squeeze 

bleak 

cold 

flinch 

shrink 

quash 

crush 

big 

large 

float 

swim 

querl 

coil 

broad 

wide 

ford 

wade 

rap 

knock. 

chaste 

pure 

flop 

flap 

rear 

raise 

crude 

raw 

frisk 

skip 

rent 

lease 

fain 

glad 

flag 

droop 

rinse 

wash 

fleet 

swift 

gaze 

stare 

rgi>i 

rule 

harsh 

rough 

grieve 

mowrn 

rub 

wipe 

null 

void 

gripe 

pinch 

skate 

slide 

prime 

first 

halt 

stop 

shift 

change 

pert 

brisk 

heed 

mind 

singe 

scorch 

snug 

close 

hazl 

«all 

shut 

close 

vast 

great 

leap 

jump 

test 

try 

brief 

short 

jade 

tire 

smut 

black 

caZm 

still 

kink 

twist 

snarl 

growl 

lax 

loose 

lade 

load 

slake 

quench 

sour 

fart 

leer 

squint 

slay 

kill 

sleek 

smooTH 

lend 

loan 

smite 

strike 

sheen 

bri^At 

miss 

fed 

streak 

stripe 

sear 

dry 

chat 

tftZk 

sup 

sip 

.queer 

droll 

cede 

yield 

twirl 

whirl 

sage 

wise 

champ 

chew 

veer 

turn 

terse 

neat 

hum 

buzz 

vend 

sell 

green 

fresh 

hush 

still 

warp 

twist 

grim 

fierce 

leave 

quit 

wrap 

fold 

scarce 

rare 

pli^M 

pledge 

wield 

sway 

sham 

false 

whoop 

shout 

woo 

cowrt 

sharp 

keen 

boom 

swell 

b%7it 

blast 

smart 

quick 

crimp 

curl 

crave 

beg 

spare 

lean 

flay 

skin 

jerk 

twitch 

twain 

two 

gwide 

lead 

stir 

move 

spruce 

trim 

dip 

plunge 

slant 

slope 

gawnt 

thin 

bra.wl 

scold 

blare 

roar 

blear 

sore 

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Nouns. 

Verbs. 

arc 

arch 

curve 

bounce 

leap 

spring 

blast 

gust 

puff 

clinch 

grasp 

seize 

beach 

strand 

shore 

screak 

creak 

squeak 

branch 

bou^A 

Iim6 

deem 

think 

juage 

fen 

bog 

marsh 

drag 

draw 

haul 

cramp 

crick 

spasm 

drench 

wet 

soak 

crest 

tuft 

plume 

delve 

grub 

dig 

chit 

shoot 

sprout 

fuse 

smelt 

melt 

sod 

clod 

turf 

faoge 

fay 

fit 

fang 

tusk 

tooth 

flirt 

throw 

toss 

feat 

deed 

act 

glide 

slide 

slip 

fosse 

moat 

ditch 

gull 

dupe 

trick 

fun 

sport 

play 

frizz 

crisp 

curl 

garb 

dress 

cloTHes 

fling 

cast 

send 

globe 

sphere 

ball 

hurl 

sling 

fling 

haze 

fog 

mist 

jeer 

flout 

scoff 

need 

lack 

want 

mash 

smash 

crush 

path 

road 

way 

plod 

drudge 

toil 

sprig 

shoot 

twig 

rive 

cleave 

split 

spume 

froth 

foam 

soar 

mount 

rise 

stem 

hank 

yfcnot 

screech 

scream 

shriek 

blur 

blot 

stain 

seek 

search 

hunt 

&nag 

&not 

Peg 

vawnt 

boast 

brag 

charge 

trust 

care 

drub 

thrash 

beat 

mass 

lump 

heap 

score 

notch 

mark 

awe 

dread 

fear 

rid 

free 

clear 

I   turn 

change 

shift 

goad 

spur 

prick 

wand 

rod 

stick 

stew 

seeTHe 

boil 

craft 

art 

trade 

&nock 

beat 

strike 

shrine 

•ease 

box 

cloy 

fill 

glut 

site 

seat 

place 

hoist 

raise 

lift 

tach 

catch 

loop 

crouch 

cringe 

stoop 

scrap 

piece 

part 

wrench 

wrest 

twist 

booTH 

tent 

stall 

trim 

dress 

shave 

&not 

tie 

bond 

fleer 

mock 

jeer 

eak 

•crack 

hole 

&nab 

seize 

bite 

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SECTION 

II. 

Nouns. 

Nouns. 

Parts  of  the 

babe 

in'  fant 

rage 

fu'  ry 

human  body. 

bard 

po  et 

soul 

spir  it 

arm 

bet 

wa  ger 

sBoal 

shal  low 

bone 

beeves 

cat-  tie 

splint 

splint  er 

back 

coin 

mftn  ey 

sire 

fa  THer 

brow 

cote 

sheep  fold 

ton 

fash  ion 

brain 

copse 

brush  wood 

trice 

in  stant 

breast 

crib 

man  ger 

trump 

trump  et 

chin 

dearth 

fam  ine 

vest 

jack  et 

cheek 

frill 

ruf  fle 

wftrth 

val  \ie 

ear 

ga^ge 

meas  ure 

zest 

rel  ish 

eye 

grot 

cav  ern 

bale 

pack  age 

fist 

host 

a  r  my 

bunch 

clus  ter 

foot 

hue 

cSl  or 

kin 

kin  dred 

head 

hilt 

hand  le 

chance 

for  tune 

hand 

hose 

stock  ings 

cloak 

man  tie 

hip 

leave 

li'  cense 

pass 

pas7  sage 

joint 

lunch 

lunch  eon 

realm 

king  dom 

jaw 

mount 

mount  ain 

shed 

hov  el 

Anee 

mart 

mark  et 

shade 

shad  vw 

leg 

mead 

mead  ow 

strife 

con  test 

lungs 

morn 
one 

morn  ing 
u  nit 

trill 
dawn 

qua  ver 
day  spring 

mouth 
neck 

orts 

ref  use 

de&t 

deb  it 

nose 

reins 

kid  neys 

shield 

buck  ler 

vein 

gift 

pres  ent 

cove 

in  let 

ribs 

gulf 

a  byss7 

bit 

mor  sel 

shin 

c^use 

rea'  son 

robe 

gar  ment 

skin 

churl 

rus  tic 

stroll 

ram  ble 

spine 

scum 

ref  use 

nymph 

god  dess 

scalp 

scrap 

frag  ment 

scribe 

writ  er 

toe 

scheme 

proj  ect 

tank 

cis  tern 

thumS 

spine 

back  bone 

mask 

vis  or 

tSngwe 

br^wl 

quar  rel 

wrath 

an  ger 

throat 

woof 

text  ure 

wish 

de  sire7 

waist 

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SPELLING 

BOOK. 

35 

Nouns. 

Nouns. 

Persons  and 

as  cent7 

rise 

wa7  ges 

hire 

occupations. 

a  mount 

sum 

fi  nis 

end 

barb7  er 

be  Kef 

faith 

frac  tion 

part 

bra  sier 

ca  reer 

course 

fri  ar 

m5nk 

coop  er 

«o  quette 

jilt 

ful  crum 

prop 

•eoll  ier 

es  cape 

fli^At 

flam  beau 

torch 

chand  Ier 

in  trigue 

plot 

ge  nus 

class 

cloTH  ier 

mo  rans 

marsh 

gul  let 

throat 

dra  per 

men7  ace 

threat 

hur  die 

crate 

farm  er 

an  them 

hynw 

kern  el 

seed 

gla  zier 

ban  quet 

feast 

mon  arch 

king 

gro  cer 

ba^n  io 

bath 

muz  zle 

mouth 

huck  ster 

be  som 

broom 

op  tion 

choice  . 

hat  ter 

bor  der 

eoge 

pigmy 

dwarf 

join  er 

brisk  et 

breast 

pig  ment 

paint  * 

lim  ner 

big  ness 

size 

por  tion 

part 

ma  son 

bun  die 

roll 

pros  pect 

view 

mm  er 

bur7  den 

load 

pur7  view 

scope 

mill7  er 

bob  bin 

spool 

ra  dix 

root 

mer  chant 

•eon  taet 

touch 

rai  ment 

cloTHes 

nail  er 

cord  age 

ropes 

rab  ble 

mob 

paint  er 

cSv  ey 

brood 

sig  nal 

si#n 

pot  ter 

cut  purse 

thief 

sei^n  ior  , 

lord 

saw  yer 

cy  cloid 

curve 

scru  toir 

desk 

sad  dler 

cyg  net 

swan 

su  et 

fat 

shep  Aerd 

narrows 

straits 

spel  ter 

zinc 

tin  ner 

sen  ni<7/it 

week 

stream  let 

rill 

tan  ner 

sew  er 

drain 

text  ure 

web 

tai  lor 

si  lex 

flint 

to  ken 

si#n 

tink  er 

stat  ute 

law 

vis  ion 

sighi 

weav  er 

stat  ure 

heighi 

ob  it 

death 

play  er 

scab  bard 

sheath 

faZ  con 

h^wk 

plead  er 

pas  time 

sport 

grap  pie 

hook 

rigger 

blem  ish 

sear 

cSm  fort 

ease 

fram  er 

aid  ance 

help 

vert  ex 

top 

spin  ster 

broad  ness 

width 

sig  net 

seal 

print  er 

36 

TOWN'S 

SPELLING-   BOOK. 

Verbs. 

Verbs.               Things  known. 

hob'  ble 

limp 

shud'  der 

quake 

bread 

jog  gle 

shake 

shriv  el 

shrink 

beef 

num  ber 

count 

squan  der 

waste 

broth 

pam  per 

glut 

strag  gle 

stroll 

beer 

pon  der 

muse 

sun  der 

part 

bowl 

pur  chase 

"buy 

swatd  die 

swaTHe 

cake 

riv  et 

clinch 

tan  gle 

snarl 

cheese 

rifle 

rob 

wiTH  er    * 

fade 

cream 

scru  pie 

dou&t 

be  smear7 

daub 

fish 

am  ble 

pace 

•eon  cede 

yzeld 

fork 

bios  som 

bloom 

•eon  frSnt 

face 

food 

ca  per 

skip 

•eon  fide 

trust 

ham 

cen  sure 

blame 

con  ceive 

think 

hash 

chuck  le 

lawgh 

con  struct 

bwild 

faiife 

clam  ber 

climS 

com  mend 

praue 

milk 

cSz  en 

cheat 

de  mand 

clazm 

meat 

des  tine 

doom 

de  fray 

pay 

pork 

doub7  le 

fold 

de  terge' 

cleanse 

plate 

fam  ish 

starve 

en  tice 

tempt 

rusk 

hud  die 

crowd 

en  gage 

pledge 

scwp 

trav  erse 

cross 

ex  pend 

spend 

spoon 

tort  ure 

rack 

ex  tend 

reach 

salt 

im  brown7 

tan 

e  vince 

prove 

starch 

in  vest 

cloTHe 

im  plead 

SU£ 

straw 

in  cline 

lean 

red7  den 

blush 

tea 

in  feet 

tamt 

cob  ble 

botch 

toast 

in  struct 

teach 

cav  il 

carp 

veal 

pe  ruse 

read 

en  vy 

grudge 

whey 

per  mit 

let 

strug  gle 

strive 

whip 

pur  loin 

steal 

qui  et 

lull 

pie 

re  spire 

breaTHe 

dis  like7 

hate 

tart 

at  tempt 

try 

mis  take 

err 

bran 

ran'  sack 

search 

per  form 

do 

tripe 

a  void7 

shun 

cau'  tion 

warn 

eggs 

con  trive 

scheme 

whit  en. 

bleach 

fat 

dis  da£n 

scorn 

be  witch7 

charm 

lard 

TOWN'S  SPELLING  BOOK. 


37 


Verbs. 


sa  lute7 
dif  fuse 
be  deck 
-eon  denm 
pre  tend 
iiighi1  en 
har  vest 
idle 

Ian  guish 
mar  ry 
men  tion 
si  lence 
sum  mon 
tar  ry 
val  ue 
wan  der 
stag  ger 
rid  die 


greet 
spread 
deck 
doom 


scare 
reap 
lounge 
pine 


name 

still 

cite 

wait 

prize 

stray 

reel 

sift 


Adjectives. 

ab'  jeet 
ar  id 
az  ure 
au  burn 
cer  tain 
eal  lous 
churl  ish 
du  al 
filth  y 
frig  id 
griz  zle 
lar  board 
lu  cid 
mea  ger 
mi  nor 
nov  el 


mean 

dry 

blue 

brown 

sure 

hard 

rude 

two 

foul 


Species  of 
plants. 

baZm 
bean 
beet 
brake 


gray 

left 

bri^At 

lean 

less 

new 


mer  ry 
erook  ed 


bent 


dill 

dock 

fern 

flag 

flax 

fitch 

gowrd 

hemp 

hops 

kale 

mint 

squash 


READING   LESSON.. 

GOD  made  the  sun  and  the  moon.  And  he  made  all 
the  stars  in  the  sky. 

God  made  the  sea  and  the  dry  land.  The  tall  oak  of 
the  hill,  and  the  low  shrub  of  the  vale  are  his  work. 

He  sends  the  rain  and  the  dew.  The  heat  and  the 
cold  come  from  him. 

Now  he  bids  the  tree  put  on  its  green  leaf.  But  soon 
he  will  send  the  snow  and  ice.  Then  the  leaf  will  fall, 
and  the  tree  be  left  bare. 

AH  things  that  move  on  the  land,  or  fly  in  the  air, 
and  all  that  swim  in  the  sea,  have  life  from  God. 

He  gives  to  all  their  food ;  and  at  his  word  all  must 
die.  God  made  all  men,  and  all  things. 

He  made  the  poor  man,  as  well  as  the  rich  man.  He 
j  made  the  dark  man,  as  well  as  the  fair  man. 

All  should  love  God  and  do  his  will. 


38 

TOWN'S 

SPELLING 

BOOK. 

Verbs. 

Adjectives. 

Trees  and 

at  tire' 

dress 

oc'  tave 

eighth 

their  fruit. 

as  cend 

rise 

petty 

small 

date 

as  sess 

tax 

poi^n  ant 

sharp 

% 

a  dapt 

fit 

pro  lix' 

long 

lime 

be  queaTH 

will 

rab'  id 

mad 

plum 

be  rate 

scold 

rap  id 

swift 

sloe 

com  pel 

force 

rag  ged 

rough 

peach 

com  pound 

mix 

sa  ble 

dark 

p^ar 

dis  till 

d^op 

scar  let 

red 

quince 

in  flate 

swell 

skit  tish 

shy 

Trees. 

re  strain 

check 

sjm  pie 

plain 

ash 

em  brace 

clpsp 

tar  dy 

slow 

beech 

bar7  ter 

trade 

ti  dy 

neat 

birch 

bal  lot 

vote 

total 

whole 

cork     • 

ban  quet 

feast 

cor  reef 

Tight 

elm 

sa  tiate 

cloy 

im  mense 

vast 

fir 

tram  pie 

tread 

sue  cinct 

brief 

holm 

slum'  ber 

sleep 

se  rene' 

caZm 

Names. 

min  ute 

note 

ob  tuse 

blunt 

moss 

plun  der 

rob 

loy'al 

liege 

pink 

bat  ter 

bruise 

slen  der 

slim 

rush 

re  pair7 

mend 

dec  ade 

ten 

reed 

re  pose 

rest 

in  ane' 

void 

rue 

re  press 

crush 

a  cute 

sharp 

sage 

de  coct 

boil 

bru  nette 

brown 

sedge 

ru'  in 

wreck 

com  pact 

dense 

tares 

de  ceive' 

dupe 

ex  empt 

free 

thyme 

re  gret 

rue 

de  funct 

dead 

grain 

ap  pear 

seem 

dis  creet 

wise 

corn 

be  dash 

wet 

hu  mane 

kind 

oats 

en  twine 

twist 

mi  nute 

small 

rye 

u  nite 

join 

pro  found 

deep 

wheat 

per  fume 

scent 

re  plete 

full 

peas 

trun'  die 

roll 

ro  bust 

strong 

beans 

turn  ble 

fall 

se  cure 

safe 

rice 

trump  et 

sound 

re  miss 

slack 

grapes 

TOWN'S 

SPELLING 

BOOK. 

39 

SECTION    III. 

Verbs. 

Words  of  opposite 

as  sist' 

aid 

help 

JLUt/CUJ 

life 

LAXlg. 

death 

be  hold 

view 

see 

%at 

dark 

be  stow 

give 

grant 

left 

tight 

be  wail 

wail 

moon 

more 

less 

«om  pel 

drive 

force 

meet 

part 

eon  vert 

change 

turn 

north 

south 

de  spoil 

strip 

rob 

old 

new 

im  merse 

whelm 

plunge 

pain 

ease 

in  fleet 

bend 

«rook 

praise 

blame 

la  ment 

mowrn 

grieve 

prow 

stem 

pro  pel 

push 

drive 

push 

pull 

pro  sure 

gain 

get 

rich 

poor 

re  tain 

hold 

keep 

rise 

fall 

buff7  et 

box 

beat 

rear 

front 

«51  or 

stain 

dye 

right 

wrong 

eow'  er 

crouch 

stoop 

salt 

fresh 

•erip  pie 

maim 

lame 

sit 

stand 

grov  el 

«rawl 

ereep 

sick 

well 

See  tor 

tease 

vex 

sink 

swim 

min  gle 

blend 

mix 

slow 

fast 

pi  lot 

gwide 

steer 

soon 

late 

pil  fer 

filch 

steal 

sftme 

none 

s-eat  ter 

strew 

sow 

smile 

frown 

tow  er 

soar 

rise 

smooTH 

rough 

mod  el 

form 

mold 

strong 

weak 

fet  ter 

chain 

bind 

short 

tall 

jock  ey 

trick 

cheat 

sew 

rip 

la  bor 

toil 

wttrk 

tame 

wild 

har  row 

break 

tear 

thick 

thin 

ram  ble 

roam 

rove 

th&w 

freeze 

sharp  en 

ec?ge 

point 

up 

down 

in  cite' 

rouse 

move 

wake 

sleep 

be  foul 

daub 

soil 

whole 

part 

in  quire 

ask 

seek 

yes 

no 

40 

TOWN'S    SPELLING   BOOK. 

Nouns. 

Materials  for 

Small 

bal'  lad 

lay 

song 

building. 

Quadrupeds. 

bil  low 

surge 

wave 

boards 

eat 

«a  price' 

freak 

whim 

bricks 

cub 

dam'  sel 

lass 

girl 

brads 

hare 

fig  ure 

form 

shape 

tacks 

kid 

fis  sure 

•ehasm 

«left 

glass 

Iam6 

fount  ain 

fount 

spring 

joists 

lynx 

gird  le 

belt 

sash 

laths 

mink 

im  post 

ton 

tax   " 

lime 

mouse 

leav  en 

barm 

yeast 

nails 

mole 

mis  chief 

harm 

hurt 

planks 

Pig 

mar  gin 

verge 

brink 

plates 

pup 

of  fice 

charge 

trust 

pins 

puss 

o  dor 

scent 

smell 

put7  ty 

rat 

pow  er 

imglii 

strength 

posts 

skunk 

fazl  ing 

fault 

lapse 

sash 

«olt 

fan  cy 

taste 

whim 

sills 

catf 

fash'  ion 

form 

shape 

studs 

Small  and  large. 

fairy 

elf 

fay 

spikes 

frog 

for  age 

grass 

hay 

stones 

toad           \ 

crev  ice 

«rack 

oleft 

serew 

<3a7  vy 

•eof  fer 

chest 

box 

tile 

•eo  ny 

«ri  sis 

change 

turn 

pan7  els 

civ  et 

«ran  ny 

chink 

erack 

mold  ings 

rab  bit 

dam  age 

hurt 

loss 

bat  ten 

sa  ble 

glo  ry 

praise 

fame 

«ast  ings 

squir  rel 

lath  er 

foam 

froth 

blinds 

wea  sel 

pat  ent 

grant 

deed 

bra  ces 

bi  son 

set  tie 

seat 

bench 

hing  es 

bu  gle 

stan  chion 

post 

prop 

mor  tar 

la  ma 

let  ter 

type 

mark 

raft  ers 

li  on 

quo  ta 

share 

part 

sid  ing 

ot  ter 

ma  nes 

gAost 

shade 

shin  gles 

zer  da 

stop  pie 

spile 

plug 

sleep  ers 

ze  bu 

de  gree' 

step 

class 

tim  her 

u  rus 

of  fense 

•erime 

sin 

eas  ing 

i  bex 

TOWN'S  SPELLING  BOOK. 


41 


quar'  rel 
rus  tie 
rid  die 
rup  tore 
spe  cies 
sor  row 
slug  gard 
spig  ot 
va  por 
val  ley 
vis  age 
ves  tige 
mid  die 
to  ken 
Aerb  age 
pa  rade' 


Nouns. 

feud 

down 

sereen 

breach 

sort 

grief 

drone 

spile 

mist 

dale 

phiz 

trace 

mid 


Aerbs 
pomp 


broil 

swain 

sieve 

break 

kind 

woe 

mope 

peg 

fog 

glen 

face 

mark 

midst 

mark 

grass 

show 


Adjectives, 

«0up'  le 
e  vil 
fla«  cid 
flesh  y 
gloss  y 
health  y 
lim  pid 
nim  ble 
pal  lid 
qui  et 
si  lent 
sol  id 
•eon  else' 


pa^r 

ill 

lax 

gross 

smooTH 

hale 

•elear 

quick 

wan 


two 
bad 
loose 
fat 


ex  pense 
di  rest 
to'  tal 


mute 
firm 
brief 
sost 


sound 

pure 

spry 

pale 

still 

whist 

hard 

short 

price 


whole      all 


READING  LESSON. 

THE  wind  is  air  in  motion.  You  can  feel  the  wind, 
and  see  how  it  makes  the  trees  bend  and  the  snow  fly. 

We  could  not  breathe,  nor  live,  if  there  were  no  air. 
The  fire  could  not  burn  wood  to  keep  us  warm,  if  there 
were  no  air. 

The  birds  could  not  fly,  and  ships  could  not  sail,  and 
the  boys  could  not  raise  the  kite. 

You  could  not  hear  me  speak,  nor  hear  the  bell  ring, 
nor  hear  one  sound,  if  there  were  no  air.  There  could 
be  no  fog,  nor  rain,  no  hail,  nor  snow,  nor  clouds,  if  there 
were  no  air. 

You  could  not  see  the  fine  rainbow,  nor  the  green 
grass.  Are  you  not  glad  that  God  made  the  air  ? 

God  makes  the  ground  bring  forth  fruit  for  man  and 
beast. 


(42                             TOWN'S    SPELLING   BOOK. 

Nouns. 

Nouns 

j 

an"  gle 

eor7  ner 

aZms7  house 

poor7  house    1 

a  qua 

wa  ter 

in  gress 

en  trance 

arch  er 

bow  man 

in  mate 

loc?g  er 

bus  tie 

tu  mult 

in  stant 

mo  ment 

bed  lam 

mad  house 

i  ris 

raz'n  bow 

bios  som 

flow  er 

June  tion 

un  ion 

bold  ness 

eour  age 

lar  gess 

boun  ty 

breTii  ren 

broTH  era 

laun  dry 

wash  room 

brim  stone 

sul  phur 

loo  by 

lub  ber 

ear  nage 

sl&ugh  ter 

lug  gage 

bag  gage 

eai  tiff 

vil  lain 

lus  ter 

bri<7/it  ness 

cinet  ure 

gird  le 

man  sion 

dwell  ing 

e&n  pass 

cir  ewit 

mag  net 

lode  stone 

eom  pound 

mixt  ure 

moist  ness 

damp  ness 

eor  sa£r 

pi  rate 

mor  sel 

mouth  ful 

eon  fliet 

eom  bat 

pas  tor 

shep  Aerd 

cy  ele 

cir  ele 

pus  tule 

pirn  pie 

do7  nor 

giv7  er 

pli7  ers 

pin7  cers 

duch  y 

duke  dom 

pot  tage 

por  ricZge 

des  pot 

ty  rant 

prow  ess 

val  or 

er  rand 

mes  sage 

quad  rant 

quar  ter 

flex  ion 

bend  ing 

query 

ques  tion 

foi  ble 

faz'l  ing 

rack  et 

elam  or 

fore  east 

fore  SK/At 

re  gent 

riil  er 

fun  nel 

tun  nel 

rel  iet 

wid  ow 

fluid 

liq  uid 

rub  bish 

ru  ins 

gal  ISws 

gib  bet 

sab  bath 

sun  day 

se  ton 

is  sue 

seoff  er 

Beorn  er 

deal  er 

trad  er 

sci  ence 

Jcnvwl  edge 

I   nap  kin 

tow  el 

sol  stice 

trop  ie 

fa  vor 

kind  ness 

thick  et 

for  est 

raw  ness 

erude  ness 

ses  sion 

sit  ting 

mar  vel 

won  der 

si  lence 

still  ness 

ruf  fian 

rob  ber 

sea  port 

har  bor 

wim  ble 

gim  let 

sly  ness 

eun  ning 

ad  vent 

e<5m  ing 

af  fray7 

quar  rel 

i 

1 

TOWN'S   SPELLING  BOOK. 

43 

Nouns. 

Adjectives. 

scrip7  tures 

bi7  ble 

ag7  ile 

ac7  tive 

sin  ew 

ten  don 

ac  rid 

pun  gent 

si  ren 

mer  maid 

ar  dent 

fer  vent 

skep  ti-e 

dou£t  er 

bale  ful 

wo  ful 

spon  sor 

sure  ty 

brill  iant 

shin  ing 

ten  sion 

tight  ness 

bon  ny 

hano7  some 

thresh  old 

door  sill 

ce  rate 

wax  en 

ton  sure 

shav  ing 

caus  tic 

burn  ing 

tor  por 

num5  ness 

diz  zy 

giddy 

tru  ant 

i  dler 

dor  mant 

sleep  ing 

tran  script 

copy 

drear  y 

dis  mal 

treat  ment 

u  sage 

e  ven 

lev  el 

twee  zers 

nip  pers 

fac  ile 

ea  sj 

tu  mor 

swell  ing 

frag  ile 

brit  tie 

us  tion 

burn  ing 

fu  tile 

use  less 

vel  lum 

parch  ment 

fla  grant 

glar  ing 

vest  ure 

g'ar  ment 

hor  rid 

shock  ing 

un7  guent 

oint'  ment 

jun7  ior 

young7  er 

ae  cess 

ap  proach7 

Ian  guid 

droop  ing 

aue  tion 

ven  du# 

la  tent 

hid  den 

ere  dence 

be  Kef 

list  less 

heed  less 

in  cense 

per  fume 

mus  ty 

mold  y 

lee  ture 

dis  course 

nas  ty 

filthy 

plaud  it 

ap  plause 

neu  ter 

nei  THer 

rel  ics 

re  mams 

no  cent 

hurt  ful 

scan  dal 

of  fense 

oft  en 

fre  quent 

za  ny 

buf  foon 

old  en 

an  cient 

ad  vice7 

eoun7  sel 

peace  ful 

qui  et 

ca  bal 

un  to 

pet  tish 

fret  ful 

bou  quet* 

nose  gay 

sim  pie 

art  less 

de  light 

pleas  ure 

pli  ant 

lim  ber 

de  fault 

fazl  ure 

quaggy 

mlr  y 

ma  chine 

en  gine 

text  ile 

wov  en 

ra  vine 

hoi  low 

smut  ty 

dirty 

me'  ter 

meas  ure 

shag  gy 

hair  y 

*booki' 

top  most 

hi#7i  est 

(44 

TOWN'S    SPELLING   BOOK. 

Adjectives  and  Adverbs. 

pi  ous 

god7  ly 

a  far' 

re  mote' 

pal  try 

trif  ling 

ab  rupt 

sud'  den 

puny 

fee  ble 

a  drift 

a  float' 

rue  ful 

dole  ful 

a  thwart 

a  ^ross 

rud  dy 

red  dish 

e  reet 

up'  right 

sel  dom 

rare  ly 

en  eore 

a  gain' 

serv  ile 

slav  ish 

gen  teel 

po  lite 

silly 

fool  ish 

ob  scene 

un  chaste 

sleaz  y 

flim  sy 

ob  lique 

a  slant 

shab  by 

rag  ged 

am'  pie 

large 

ster  ile 

bar  ren 

speed  y 

h#st'  y 

tab  by 

brin  died 

fee  bly 

faint  ly 

hand  y 

read  y 

dark  ish 

dusky 

tac  it 

si  lent 

pri  or 

for  mer 

tep  id 

luke  w^rm 

tur  bid 

mud  dy 

test  y 

fret  ful 

neTH  er 

low  er 

oil  y 

greas  y 

smart  ly 

brisk  ly 

tim'  id 

fear7  ful 

Verbs. 

touch  y 

pee  vish 

al  lege' 

af  firm' 

wa  ry 

cau  tious 

an  nex 

affix 

live  ly 

cheer  ful 

an  nounce 

pro  elaz'm 

a  droit' 

dex  trous 

a  bash 

•eon  fuse 

a  way 

ab  sent 

af  front 

of  fend 

be  neaTH 

un  der 

ap  peal 

re  fer 

be  yond 

fur  THer 

ap  pend 

at  tach 

di  vine 

god  like 

as  pire 

de  sire 

ex  pert 

skill  ful 

as  sail 

at  tack 

for  sooth 

tru  ly 

a  vaunt 

be  gone 

for  lorn 

hope  less 

be  troth 

es  pouse 

in  ert 

slug  gish 

be  reave 

de  prive 

mo  rose 

sul  len 

€oin  bine 

u  nite 

pa  rol 

o  ral 

•eom  mute 

ex  change 

sub  lime 

lofty 

«on  dense 

•eom  press 

dire'  ful 

dread  ful 

€on  cert 

con  trive 

dap  pie 

spot  ted 

«on  eoet 

di  gest 

slack  ly 

loose  ly 

at  test 

wit'  ness 

TOWN'S   SPELLING   BOOK. 

451 

Verbs. 

Verbs. 

col  late7 

•com  pare7 

re  hearse7 

re  cite' 

con  stringe 

•eon  tract 

re  coil 

re  bound 

de  mean 

be  have 

re  form 

a  mend 

de  fend 

pro  tect 

re  fund 

re  pay 

de  base 

de  grade 

re  raise 

re  lease 

de  throne 

de  pose 

re  voke 

re  c&ll 

de  file 

pol  lute 

re  spect 

re  gard 

de  hort 

dis  suade 

re  quire 

de  mand 

de  tarn 

with  hold 

so  j0urn 

re  side 

e  volve 

un  fold 

sur  vive 

out  live 

en  thrall 

en  slave 

sus  pect 

mis  trust 

in  trust 

con  fide 

se  cede 

with  draw 

en  Broach 

in  trude 

ve  neer 

in  lay 

in  hume 

en  tom& 

cur  tazl 

re  trench 

in  cense 

en  rage 

cant7  er 

gal7  lop 

in  fer 

de  duce 

clat  ter 

rat  tie 

im  pu^n 

at  tack 

cod  die 

par  boil 

in  -close' 

sur  round' 

dal'  ly 

tri'  fle 

in  snare 

en  trap 

hag  gle 

man"gle 

mal  treat 

a  buse 

h^ark  en 

lis£  en 

o  mit 

neg  lect 

chat  ter 

jab  ber 

ob  ject 

o;  pose 

mum  ble 

mut  ter 

per  turb 

di  •*  turb 

pest  er 

troub  le 

por  tray 

de  scribe 

rim  pie 

wrink  le 

pre  sume 

su]r  pose 

shat  ter 

shiv  er 

pro  claim 

de  elare 

stam  mer 

stut  ter 

pro  -cure 

pro  vide 

squab  ble 

scuf  fle 

pro  gress 

ad  vance 

gig  gle 

tit  ter 

pro  pound 

pro  pose 

tarn  per 

med  die 

re  bel 

re  volt 

tram  mel 

ham  pear 

re  dound 

con  duce 

twink  le 

glit  ter 

re  serve 

re  tarn 

van  quish 

con  quer 

en  twine 

en  twist 

wel  ter 

wal  low 

dis  -cuss 

de  bate 

un  twist7 

un  wind' 

in  still 

in  fuse 

re  gale 

re  fresh 

ad  diet 

de  vote 

D 

affix 

sub  join 

46 

TOWN'S  SPELLING  BOOK. 

Verbs. 

Verbs. 

a  base' 

hum'  ble 

be  hoove' 

befit' 

eom  pete 

ri  val 

de  bar 

hin7  der 

eom  plete 

fin  ish 

de  duet 

sub  traet' 

de  lay 

lin  ger 

ex  -elude 

de  bar 

ex  ult 

tri  umph 

de  elazm 

ha  rangwe 

for  swear 

per  jure 

im  peach 

ae  euse 

im  prove 

bet  ter 

re  but 

re  pel 

in  ter 

bury 

re  traeve 

re  gam 

japan 

var  nish 

pre  elude 

pre  vent 

Oe  eur 

hap  pen 

dis  perse 

seat'  ter 

per  plex 

puz  zle 

es  teem 

val  ue 

pro  nounce 

ut  ter 

ob  serve 

no  tice 

re  lax 

slack  en 

ran7  som 

re  deem' 

re  przeve 

res  pite 

rev  el 

•ea  rouse 

re  spond 

an  sw>er 

sue  -eor 

as  sist 

re  strict 

lim  it 

swin  die 

de  fraud 

ered7  it 

be  h'eve' 

tres  pass 

trans  gress 

eov'  et 

de  sire' 

die7  tate 

or7  der 

eeh  o 

re  sound 

saun  ter 

loi  ter 

fur  nish 

sup  ply 

tac  fc  le 

har  ness 

gaTH  er 
gftv  ern 

eol  lest 
•eon  trol 

quiv  er 
re  proach7 

trem  ble 
in  suit7 

man  age 

•eon  duet 

rank7  le 

fes7  ter 

mer  it 

de  serve 

men  ace 

threat  en 

par  don 

for  give 

fioun  der 

strug  gle 

lion  or 

re  vere 

prom  ise 

en  gage7  ~ 

al  lot' 

as  sign 

dis  -count 

de  duet 

ae  -eost 

ad  dress 

se  -cure' 

in  sure 

ad  judge 

a  ward 

ex  pel 

e  jeet 

pre  judge 

fore  judge 

re  vert 

re  turn 

dis  band 

dis  miss 

un  bind 

un  tie 

dis  charge 

re  lease 

un  nerve 

weak'  en 

dis  elose 

re  veal 

eom  mix 

min"gle 

dis  course 

con  verse 

e  -elipse 

dark  en 

dis  gust 

dis  please 

pro  long 

length  en 

dis  mask 

un  mask 

un  joint 

dis  joint7 

TOWN'S 

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BOOK. 

47 

SECTION    IV. 

Verbs. 

Words  contrasted. 

a  bide' 

re  main' 

stay 

bold 

bash7  ful 

a  muse 

di  vert 

please 

sweet 

bit  ter 

ac  quire 

ob  tain 

gain 

top 

bot  torn 

ac  cept 

re  ceive 

take 

lend 

bor  row 

be  come 

befit 

suit 

strai^Al 

crook  ed 

con  ceal 

se  crete 

hide 

clean 

dirty 

con  tenw 

de  spise 

scorn 

late 

ear  ly 

de  coy 

en  tice 

lure 

odd 

e  ven 

dis  robe 

di  vest 

strip 

male 

fe  male 

de  cease 

ex  pire 

die 

past 

fu  ture 

de  sist 

for  bear 

cease 

fact 

fie  tion 

dis  may 

ap  pall 

daunt 

%At 

heav  y 

es  chew 

a  void 

shun 

earth 

heav  em 

im  merge 

im  merse 

plunge 

stiff 

lim  ber 

in  dite 

com  pose 

write 

few 

ma  ny 

in  vite 

re  quest 

ask 

rest 

mo  tion 

per  spire' 

ex  ude' 

sweat 

mean 

no'  ble 

re  buke 

re  prove 

chide 

scarce 

plen  ty 

e  lect 

se  lect 

choose 

glad 

sor  ry 

sur  vey 

in  spect 

view 

deep 

shal  low 

sub  sist 

ex  ist 

live 

saint 

sin  ner 

sue  cumJ 

sub  mit 

yield 

tough 

ten  der 

de  scry 

espy 

see 

vice 

vfr  iue 

de  pict 

por  tray 

paint 

man 

worn  an 

af  fliet 

dis  tress 

grieve 

end 

begin' 

en  chant 

be  witch 

charm 

rude 

civ7  il 

sub  scribe 

con  sent 

siu/n 

kind 

cru  el 

ca  jole 

flat7  ter 

coax 

sound 

rot  ten 

be  friend 

fa  vor 

serve 

fire 

wa  ter 

com  mand 

or  der 

bid 

hill 

val  ley 

tran  scribe 

copy 

write 

whole 

bro  ken 

defy 

chal  lenge 

dare 

cheap 

cost  ly 

har'  bor 

shel  ter 

lodge 

dead 

a  live7 

glory 

ex  ult' 

boast 

now 

nev7  er 

prac  tice 

per  form 

do 

give 

re  ceive 

48 

TOWN'S   SPELLING   BOOK. 

Verbs. 

Articles  of  Food. 

ex  h^ust' 

emp'  ty 

drain 

bunn 

ba'  con 

fa  tig^e 

wea  ry 

tire 

crout 

bis  cwit 

im  bue 

tine  ture 

tinge 

Aough 

but  ter 

im  brue 

mois£  en 

steep 

flesh 

ban  nock 

pur  sue 

fol  low 

chase 

roll 

catch  up 

re  late 

nar  rate 

tell 

loaf 

cus  tard 

bins7  ter 

swag  ger 

boast 

mush 

chick  en 

brand  ish 

flour  ish 

wave 

samp 

dump  ling 

drab  ble 

drag  gle 

trail 

souse 

flap  jack 

fos  ter 

cher  ish 

nurse 

Articles 

gru  el 

flour  ish 

pros  per 

thrive 

worn. 

mut  ton 

in  jure 

dam  age 

harm 

vest 

muf  fin 

jab  ber 

chat  ter 

prate 

stock 

past  ry 

jin"gle 

tink  le 

clink 

mitts 

pud  ding 

li  brate 

bal  ance 

poise 

hat 

pick  le 

lo  sate 

sta  tion 

place 

boots 

pan  cake 

sul  ly 

tar  nish 

soil 

shoes 

vem  son 

throt'  tie 

stran"gle 

choke 

Varieties  of  Fish. 

ven  ture 

haz  ard 

risk 

trout 

dol7  phin 

car  ol 

war  ble 

sing 

bream 

dog  fish 

frus  trate 

de  feat' 

foil 

pike 

bur  bot 

Nouns. 

bass 

gray  ling 

bod'  ice 

cor7  set 

stays 

dace 

gur  net 

ban  ner 

stream  er 

flag 

carp 

lam  prey 

-ear  go 

lad  ing 

freighi 

chub 

min  now 

-ear  bon 

char  coal 

-eoal 

cod 

pipe  fish 

chap  let 

gar  land 

wreath 

eel 

por  poise 

chol  er 

an"ger 

wrath 

ling 

pil  chard 

dan  dy 

cox  com5 

fop 

perch 

pull  in 

dan  ger 

peril 

risk 

pout 

sun  fish 

ditty 

son  net 

song 

roach 

sea  carp 

dis  trict 

re  gion 

tract 

ray 

sword  fish 

to  per 

drunk  ard 

sot 

shark 

tautog 

prod  net 

ef  fects 

fruit 

whale 

tun  ny 

•com  merce 

traf  fie 

trade 

white 

tur  bot 

I   pro  ceeds' 

in  -eome 

rent 

smelt 

whit  ing 

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BOOK. 

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Nouns. 

Birds  and  Fowls. 

em'  bers 

cin7  ders 

eoals 

brant 

bit'  tern 

sym  bol 

em  blem 

type 

erane 

bust  ard 

land  ness 

fa  vor 

grace 

GYOW 

buzz  ard 

far  del 

bun  die 

pack 

daw 

con  dor 

fur  TOW 

chan  nel 

groove 

dftve 

euck  oo 

gam  bol 

frol  i-e 

prank 

duck 

eul  ver 

gaTii  era 

puck  ers 

fold* 

drake 

chick  en 

har  bor 

ha  ven 

port 

finch 

f&Z  «0n 

man  ner 

meth  od 

mode 

goose 

gan  der 

mam  mon 

rich  es 

wealth 

gull 

gosling 

bee  tie 

mal  let 

mall 

grouse 

howl  et 

mSn  ey 

spe  cie 

•Gash 

hen 

hum  bird 

out  line 

con  tour7 

sketch 

hawk 

kill  dee 

per  sons 

pee'  pie 

foZks 

JaJ 

lin  net 

pup  pet 

mam  met 

doll 

kite 

mar  tin 

ran  -eor 

mal  ice 

spite 

lark 

mag  pie 

j  ras  eal 

seoun  drel 

fcnave 

loon 

os  trich 

spee'  ter 

.  phan'  torn 

g&osi 

owl 

pig7  e6n 

sub  jeet 

top  i-e 

thenie 

quail 

pheas  ant 

suf  frage 

bal  lot 

vote 

rook 

rad  dock 

tattle 

gos  sip 

prate 

snipe 

spar  row 

vlr  gin 

maid  en 

maz'd 

stork 

star  ling 

viz  ard 

via  or 

mask 

swan 

tur  key 

de  feet' 

blem  ish 

fault 

thrush 

vul  ture 

de  si^n 

pur  pose 

plan 

ttfren 

wid  g^8n 

de  «ree 

e  dkt 

law 

ea'  gle 

man  akin 

de  vice 

proj  eet 

seherne 

her  on 

pel  i  ean 

ef  feets 

chat  tels 

goods 

par  rot 

«a  nax  ry 

ho  tel 

tav  era 

inn 

ra  ven 

swal7  low 

fire7  lock 

mus  ket 

gun 

rob  in 

snow  bird 

throt  tie 

•wind  pipe 

throat 

teal 

ma  caw' 

proc  ess 

meth  od 

«owrse 

tern 

pea'  eock 

os  tent 

to  ken 

show 

geese 

mal  lard 

sa  vor 

o  dor 

taste 

hens 

sis  Inn 

mis  take7 

er  ror 

feult 

wrens 

par  triage 

pre'  text 

pre  tense' 

shoto 

bev'y 

red  wing 

3 

50 


TOWN'S   SPELLING   BOOK. 


dul'  cet 
frae  tious 
gal  lant 
stur  dy 
squ^l  id 
sw^rth  y 
sub  tile 
sport  ive 
vap  id 
ver  dant 
viv  id 
ftu  stere7 
be  ni$m 
de  mure 
in  firm 
su  perb 


Adjectives. 

lus'  cious 
snap  pish 
val  iant 
hard  y 
filthy 
tawny 
•eraft  y 
play  ful 
taste  less 
vi  rent 
live  ly 
rigid 
gra  cious 
so  ber 
fee  ble 
show  y 


sweet 


brave 

strong 

foul 

dark 

sly 

gay 

stale 
green 


Weapons  of  War. 

ball*         bil7  bo 
darts        cut  lass 
dfrks        ear  bine 


stern 

kind 

grave 

weak 

grand 


guns 
pikes 
spears 
swords 

"States  of 
water. 

rain 
hail 

snow 

ice 

frost 

dew 

mist 


-can  non 
dag  ger 
hal  berd 
mor  tar 
mus  ket 
pis  tol 
pon  iard 
ri  fie 
sa  ber 
fu  see7 
spon  toon 
fire7  lock 
fire  arms 


TUB  SUN. 

THE  sun  is  of  vast  size,  and  is  the  source  of  light  and 
heat. 

The  sun  has  dark  spots  on  its  disk  or  face.  We  do 
not  know  what  these  dark  spots  are. 

The  sun  is  a  globe  in  form,  and  turns  round  on  its 
axis  or  poles. 

No  one  has  yet  found  out  of  what  the  sun  is  made.  It 
was  once  thought  to  be  a  ball  of  fire.  It  seems  to  be 
such  to  our  eyes ;  but  wise  men  now  do  not  think  it  is. 

They  think  God  would  not  have  made  such  a  vast 
globe  for  no  end  but  to  give  light  and  heat  to  orbs,  none 
of  which  is  half  as  large  as  the  sun  is. 

The  earth  goes  round  the  sun  once  in  a  year.  The 
moon  goes  round  the  earth  once  in  a  month,  and  both  re- 
ceive their  light  and  heat  from  him. 

What  a  sad  world  ours  would  be,  were  there  no  sun  to 
shed  his  light  and  warmth  on  us. 


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SECTION  V. 

Nouns* 

Species  of  plants. 

ad'  age 

prov'  erb 

say7  ing 

bar7  tram 

b^w  ble 

gew  gaw 

trifle 

be  hen 

bib  ber 

tip  ler 

drink  er 

ben  net 

sub  stance 

bod  y 

mat  ter 

bul  rush 

bol  ster 

cush  ion 

pil  low 

bur  dock 

brig  and 

ban  dit 

rob  ber 

burn  et 

cus  torn 

prae  tice 

u  sage 

cab  bage 

for  ceps 

pin  cers 

nip  pers 

cas  sia 

gar  bage 

offal 

ref  use 

cat  tazl 

gen  tile 

hea  THen 

pa  gan 

cat  nip 

hub  bub 

tu  mult 

up  roar 

cow  itch 

azl  ment 

ill  ness 

sick  ness 

cow  slip 

pu  pil 

stu  dent 

schol  ar 

colts  foot 

rap  ine 

plun  der  ' 

pil  lage 

cock  le 

ser  aph 

cher  ub 

an  gel 

cum  in 

ten  or 

pur  port 

mean  ing 

cum  frey 

thrall'  dom 

slav'  er  y 

bond7  age 

dai7  $y 

vor  tex 

ed  dy 

whirl  pool 

fen  nel 

"as  sault' 

at  tack7 

on  set 

gar  lie 

af  fairs 

•eon  cerns 

busi  ness 

gin  seng 

be  hest 

eom  mand 

man  date 

hys  sop 

re  sponse 

re  ply 

an  swer 

i  vy 

das7  tard 

cow'  ard 

pol  troon' 

kali 

hear  say 

ru  mor 

re  port 

lentil 

es  say 

at  tempt' 

tribal 

let  tuce 

Adjectives. 

15v  age 

art7  ful 

craft'  y 

cun'  ning 

li  chen 

ea  ger 

ar  dent 

earn  est 

mad  der 

gib  bous 

eon  vex 

round  ing 

mal  low 

bosk  y 

syl  van 

wood  y 

man  drake 

clam  my 

vis  cous 

stick  y 

mil  let 

dis  mal 

lu  rid 

gloom  y 

car  rot 

sta  ble 

fix  ed 

stead  y 

mul  len 

scant  y 

spar  ing 

nar  row 

mus  tard 

murk  y 

cloud  y 

ob  scure' 

asp  ic 

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Adjectives. 

Tree  and  its 

fruit. 

dump'  ish 

&tu'  pid 

s^eep'  y 

cher7  ry 

mor  tal 

dead  ly 

fatal 

ches£  nut 

noi  some 

nox  ious 

hurt  ful 

cit  ron 

pa  geant 

pomp  ous 

show  y 

al  mond 

reck  less 

heed  less 

care  less 

ap  pie 

sen  ior 

eld  er 

old  er 

lem  on 

ser  rate 

jag  ged 

notch  e& 

man  go 

som  ber 

dusk  y 

gloom  y 

or  ange 

taw  dry 

gaudy 

show  y 

wal  nut 

tumid 

tur  gid 

swoll  en 

cof  fee 

afar7 

re  mote' 

dis  tant 

ol  ive 

ur  bane 

po  lite 

gen  teel7    - 

pa  paw' 

cryp'  tic 

oc  cult 

hid.'  den 

gua7  va 

frou  zy 

mus'  ty 

fetid 

Trees. 

lout  ish 

clown  ish 

clum  sj 

ma'  pie 

se  cret 

pri  vate 

un  seen7 

myr  tie 

way  ward 

fro  ward 

per  verse 

al  oe 

Verbs. 

ab  solve7 

ac  quit' 

dis  charge7 

stad7  die 

ab  stain 

re  frain 

for  bear 

asp  en 

ac  quaint 

ap  prise 

in  form 

ban  yan 

ac  cord 

as  sent 

a  gree 

cam  phor 

as  sert 

a  ver 

af  firm 

ce  dar 

be  guile 

de  lude 

de  ceive 

cy  press 

€0  erce 

con  strain 

com  pel 

fus  tic 

eon  fute 

re  fute 

dis  prove 

hem  lock 

com  mune 

con  verse 

dis  course 

lau  rel 

de  fer 

de  lay 

post  pone 

lin  den 

en  treat 

be  seech 

im  plore 

pop  lar 

en  hance 

aug  ment 

in  crease 

man  grove 

ex  ceed 

ex  eel 

sur  pass 

ar  bute 

in  vent 

con  trive 

de  vise 

pock  wood 

main  tain 

sup  port 

sus  tain 

cam  wood 

pro  rogwe 

pro  tract 

pro  long 

dog  wood 

re  cede 

re  treat 

with  draw 

log  wood 

re  store 

re  turn 

re  place 

rose  wood 

.-  -    .-..  —  - 

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Verbs. 

Species  of  Plants. 

por  tend' 

pre  sage'' 

fore  shotfl7 

8n'  ion 

re  nounce 

dis  own 

dis  elaim 

pars  nep 

back7  bite 

de  fame 

slan7  der 

pars  ley 

•eon  vey' 

trans  port 

«ar  ry 

pump  kin 

de  prave 

•eor  rupt 

vi"  tiate 

plant  ain 

dis  turb 

mo  lest 

tr0ub  le 

rad  ish 

ex  hort 

ad  vise 

«oun  sel 

sal  ad 

ex  pand 

dis  tend 

di  late7 

seal  lion 

ex  pound 

ex  plain 

un  fold 

sor  rel 

en  sue 

sue  ceed 

fol7  low 

tan  sy 

im  pede 

re  tard 

hin  der 

tea  sel 

in  tend 

de  sign 

pur  pose 

this  de 

pre  diet 

fore  tell 

fore  show7 

tu  lip 

bick7  er 

Jan"  gle 

wran"  gle 

tur  nip 

bab  ble 

prat  tie 

prate 

xhu  barb 

^rum  pie 

rum  pie 

wrink  le 

mel  on 

fur  bish 

burn  ish 

pol  ish 

bam  boo' 

glis'  ter 

glis7  ten 

spark'  le 

Dogs. 

nur  ture 

nour  ish 

cher  ish 

bar7  bet 

shack  le 

hop  pie 

fet  ter 

ban  dog 

dan  die 

•ea  ress7 

fond  le 

.  bea  gle 

grum  ble 

^om  plain 

mur  mur 

mas  tiff 

ig  nite' 

in  flame 

kin  die 

puppy 

of7fer 

pre  sent 

pro  pose' 

span  iel 

1   reck  on 

«om  pute 

num'  ber 

Shrubs. 

sol  ace 

•eon  sole 

•eSm  fort 

al'  der 

res  pite 

sus  pend 

de  lay7 

bri  er 

a  larm' 

start'  le 

fri^At7  en 

ha  zel 

af  fliet 

dis  tress'' 

tr0ub  le 

hen  bane 

1   em  broil 

in  volve 

dis  tract' 

Trees. 

trans  a^t 

per  form 

man;  age 

red7  oak 

un  brace 

re  lax 

slack  en 

live  oak 

I   see'  ond 

sup  port 

pro  mote' 

black  oak 

war  rant 

mam  tain 

in  sure 

white  oak 

1   per  feet 

fin7  ish 

•eom  plete 

wil  low 

!   oppugn' 

op  pose' 

at  tack 

shad  dock 

164 

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Participles. 

Participles. 

blink'  ing 

wink7  ing 

bios'  som  ing 

blow7  ing 

chat  ting 

taZk  ing 

ca  per  ing 

skip  ping 

crook  ing 

bend  ing 

cen  sur  ing 

blam  ing 

cant  ing 

toss  ing 

col  or  ing 

dye  ing 

drag  ging 

draw  ing 

fain  ish  ing 

starv  ing 

drub  bing 

beat  ing 

hec  tor  ing 

vex  ing 

deal  ing 

trad  ing 

la  bor  ing 

toil  ing 

ford  ing 

wad  ing 

mini  ber  nig 

count  ing 

fas  ing 

smelt  ing 

pur  chas  ing 

buy  ing 

fling  ing 

•east  ing 

plun  der  ing 

rob  bing 

grub  bing 

dig  ging 

pil  fer  ing 

steal  ing 

gull  ing 

trick  ing 

red  den  ing 

blush  ing 

hail  ing 

call  ing 

riv  et  ing 

clinch  ing 

hoist  ing 

rais  ing 

sev  er  ing 

part  ing 

heal  ing 

cur  ing 

tow  er  ing 

soar  ing 

harm  ing 

hurt  ing 

trav  ers  ing 

cross  ing 

jad  irig 

tir  ing 

wan  der  ing 

rov  ing 

loan.'  ing 

lend7  ing 

a  void7  ing 

shun7  ning 

l^ud  ing 

prais  ing 

as  sist  ing 

aid  ing 

lash  ing 
leap  ing 

whip  ping 
jump  ing 

be  stow  ing 
be  fit  ting 

giving 
suit  ing 

push  ing 

urg  ing 

con  fid  ing 

trust  ing 

pil  ing 

heap  ing 

dif  fus  ing 

spread  ing 

play  ing 

sport  ing 

de  fray  ing 

pay  ing 

quit  ting 

leav  ing 

ex  tend  ing 

reach  ing 

shut  ting 

clos  ing 

e  vine  ing 

prov  ing 

slay  ing 

kill  ing 

per  form  ing 

do  ing 

test  ing 

try  ing 

re  tain  ing 

hold  ing 

tying 

bind  ing 

re  pos  ing 

rest  ing 

veer  ing 

chang  ing 

sa  lut  ing 

greet  ing 

vend  ing 

sell  ing 

in  -elm  ing 

lean  ing 

wait  ing 

stay  ing 

way7  lay  ing 

watch  ing 

•win  ning 

gam  ing 

wea  ry  ing 

tir  ing 

wind  ing 

turn  ing 

se  cret7  ing 

hid  ing 

warping 

twist  ing 

re  buk  ing 

chid  ing 

star  ing 

gaz  ing 

pe  rus  ing 

read  ing 

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SECTION    VI. 

Adverbs. 

Adverbs. 

apt'  ly 

fit'ly 

bash'  ful  ly 

mod'  est  ly 

bn'ef  ly 
blank  ly 

short  ly 
pale  ly 

drear  i  ly 
dis  tant  ly 

gloom  i  ly 
re  mote'  ly 

clean  ly 

nice  ly 

fa  tal  ly 

mor'  tal  ly 

bare  ly 

mere  ly 

filth  i  ly 

dirt  i  ly 

cheer  ly 

live  ly 

for  ward  ly 

ea  ger  ly 

du  ly 

fitly 

grate  ful  ly 

pleas  ant  ly 

faz'nt  ly 

fee  bly 

gib  ing  ly 

scorn  ful  ly 

frank  ly 

free  ly 

hap  pi  ly 

luck  i  ly 

firm  ly 

strong  ly 

hano7  some  ly 

grace  ful  ly 

fleet  ly 

swift  ly 

harm  ful  ly 

hurt  ful  ly 

fresh  ly 

new  ly 

heart  i  ly 

sin  cere7  ly 

gent  ly 

soft  ly 

lieed  ful  ly 

care7  ful  ly 

)    glibly 

smooTH  ly 

ho  li  ly 

pi  ous  ly 

good  ly 

ctfme  ly 

lav  ish  ly 

waste  ful  ly 

gross  ly 

course  ly 

le  gal  ly 

law  ful  ly 

gruffly 

rough7  ly 

pru7  dent  ly 

dis  creet'  ly 

1  gayly 

fine  ly 

play  ful  ly 

sport'  ive  ly 

|    low  ly 

meek  ly 

pen  sive  ly 

so  ber  ly 

i   mild  ly 

caZrn  ly 

peace  ful  ly 

qui  et  ly 

plain  ly 

clear  ly 

pee  vish  ly 

fret  ful  ly 

pert  ly 

smart  ly 

per  feet  ly 

com  plete'  ly 

plump  ly 

round  ly 

per  verse'  ly 

stub'  born  ly 

poor  ly 

mean  ly 

po  lite  ly 

gen  teel'  ly 

ngftt  ly 

just  ly 

pre  cise  ly 

ex  act  ly 

sage  ly 

wise  ly 

pri'  vate  ly 

se'  cret  ly 

sharp  ly 

keen  ly 

slug  gish  ly 

la  zi  ly 

slack  ly 

loose  ly 

sin  ful  ly 

wick  ed  ly 

scant  ly 

scarce  ly 

scant  i  ly 

nar  row  ly 

snug  ly 

close  ly 

tim  id  ly 

cow  ard  ly 

stern  ly 

harsh  ly 

tac  it  ly 

si  lent  ly 

strict  ly 

close  ly 

ver  i  ly 

cer  tain  ly 

vast  ly 

grcat  ly 

vi"  clous  ly 

wick  ed  ly 

base  ly 

vile  ly 

de  cent  ly 

prop  er  ly 

queer  ly 

odd  ly 

stin  gi  ly 

nig  gard  ly 

56 

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SPELLING  BOOK. 

i 

SECTION    VII. 

Nouns. 

Nouns. 

Quadrupeds. 

il7  ti  tude 

height 

af  fee7  tion 

ISve 

ape 

bev  er  age 

drink 

arm7  is  tice 

truce 

bear 

can  ti  cle 

song 

bra  va7  do 

brag 

buck 

cal  u  met 

pipe     • 

ce  su  ra 

p^use 

cow 

eon  di  ment 

sauce 

col  lis  ion 

clash 

eatf      I 

era  ni  urn 

skull 

con  cus  sion 

shock 

colt 

cru  ci  fix 

cross 

con  ver  sion 

change 

deer 

des  ti  ny 

fate 

con  tu  sion 

bruise 

dog 

dom  i  c&e 

house 

com  pul  sion 

force 

elk 

firm  a  ment 

sky 

de  cep  tion 

cheat 

ewe 

fur  be  low 

flounce 

di  rec  tion 

course 

fa\vn 

fo  li  age 

leaves 

lig7  a  ture 

band 

goat 

gem  i  ni 

twins 

mo  nas'  tic 

m&nk 

hart 

con  fi  dence 

trust 

o  bei  sance 

bow 

hog 

id  i  ot 

fool 

o  ra  tion 

speech 

horse 

in  te  ger 

whole 

pa  vil  ion 

tent 

hind 

lar7  ce  ny 

theft 

po  ta7  tion 

draught 

mare 

lat  i  tude 

breadth 

cat7  a  logue 

list 

mule 

Ion  gi  tude 

length 

no  ble  man 

peer 

moose 

mac  u  la 

spot 

test  a  ment 

will 

ox 

moi  e  ty 

haZf 

ter  ma  gant 

scold 

roe 

or  i  gin 

source 

ves  ti  bule 

porch 

swine 

or  i  son 

prayer 

Adjectives. 

shote 

par  a  gram 

pun 

bi'  na  ry 

two 

sheep 

per  qui  site 

fee 

scur  ril  ous 

vile 

stag 

par  ent  age 

bfrth 

sin  is  ter 

bad 

steer 

rem  e  dy 

cure 

sor  row  ful 

sad 

wolf 

ret  i  nue 

train 

sim  i  lar 

like 

whelp 

BUS  te  nance 

food 

in  for*  tile 

bare 

lamJ 

sur  cm"  gle 

girth 

pro  dig  ious 

huge 

kid 

sco'  ri  a 

dross 

un  com  mon 

rare 

pig 

pa  geant  ry 

show 

pre'  ter  it 

paat 

fox 

hap  haz'  ard 

chance 

im  po  lite7 

rude 

nag 

man  da  mus 

writ 

nee7  tar  ous 

sweet 

cub 

per  cus  sion 

stroke 

a  ce7  tons 

sour 

cur 

TOWN'S 

SPELLING  BOOK 

• 

5T 

Verbs. 

Verbs. 

•com'  pro  mit 

pleoge 

cic'  a  trize 

heal 

«ure 

coun  ter  feit 

forge 

fab  ri  «ate 

frame 

bwild 

el  e  vate 

raise 

flag  el  late 

spurge 

lash 

heb  e  tate 

blunt 

germ  in  ate 

sprout 

bud 

jac  u  late 

dart 

„  pal  pi  tate 

throb 

beat 

lac  er  ate 

tear 

tor  re  fy 

parch 

dry 

nav  i  gate 

sail 

dis  -col'  or 

tinge 

stain 

nom  in  ate 

name 

in  hab  it 

dwell 

live 

ob  li  gate 

bind 

re  tin  quish 

leave 

quit 

in  to  nate 

sound 

veg'  e  tate 

sprout 

grow 

pen  e  trate 

pierce 

sac  ri  fice 

slay 

kill 

purify 

cleanse 

des  pu  mate 

froth 

foam 

ru  mi  nate 

muse 

en  «um'  ber 

load 

dog 

sig  ni  fy 

mean 

ad  ven  ture 

dare 

risk 

term  in  ate 

end 

in  -eurv  ate 

bend 

•crook 

tu  me  fy 

swell 

tan'  ta  lize 

tease 

plague 

un  du  late 

wave 

o  ver  stock' 

fill 

^rowd 

de  mon'  strate 

prove 

Nouns. 

dis  co'm  fit 

rout 

grav'  i  ty 

weight 

heft 

en  am  or 

charm 

log  ger  head 

dolt 

dunce 

ex  hib  it 

show 

mer  chand  ise  goods 

wares 

ex  tin"  guish 

quench 

sep  ul  -eher 

grave 

tomb 

un  der  stand 

know 

spec  ta  «le 

show; 

Bight 

;   im  por  tune 

irge 

in  cis'  ion 

gash 

«ut 

gas  con  ade 

I  last 

mag'  ni  tude 

bulk 

size 

o  ver  cast 

ci^ud 

sig  na  ture 

sign 

m'ark 

o  ver  pass 

€IX»SS                               Adjectives. 

o  ver  take 

catch 

ex  plic'  it 

^leor 

plain 

un  der  mine 

sap 

i|j  trep  id 

brave 

bold 

scar*  ify 

scratch 

la  -eon  ic 

brief 

short 

sur  ren  der 

yield 

prin'  ci  pal 

main 

chief 

sat'  u  rate 

fill 

sa  pi  ent 

sage 

wise 

•cor  us  «ate 

flash 

met  tie  some 

brisk 

gay 

pu  tre  fy 

rot 

val  or  ous 

brave 

.bold 

con  trib'  ute 

give 

vig  or  ous 

strong 

stout 

de  niid  ate 

strip 

vfr  tu  ous 

good 

chaste 

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SECTION 

VIII. 

Nouns. 

Nouns. 

an'  nals 

ehron'  i  eles 

ba'  sis 

foun  da'  tion 

al  ien 

for  sign,  er 

eha  os 

eon  fu  sion 

bo  nus 

pre  mi  um 

eon  cert 

a  gree  ment 

cap  tive 

pris  on  er 

dis  eount 

de  due  tion 

cen  sus 

num  ber  ing 

ex  it 

de  part  ure 

chi  na 

por  ce  lam 

her  aid 

pro  elaim  er 

elois  ter 

nun  ne  ry 

ju  rist 

ci  vil  ian 

chap  man 

mark  et  man 

ni  ter 

s&lt  pe  ter 

des  ert 

wil  der  ness 

nui  sance 

an  noy  ance 

gar  ner 

gran  a  ry 

pa  Iron 

sup  port  er 

gen  try 

gen  tie  men 

proc  ess 

pro  ceed  ings 

horn  age 

rev  er  ence 

see  tion 

di  vi"  sion 

jus  tice 

eq  ui  ty 

traz  tor 

be  tray  er 

in  quest 

in  qui'  ry 

ty  ro 

be  gin  ner 

nun  cio 

mes'  sen  ger 

une  tion 

a  noint  ing 

out  rage 

vi  o  lence 

ver  sion 

trans  la  tion 

mid'  riff 

di'  a  phra^m 

be  quest' 

leg'  a  cy 

par  son 

eler  gy  man 

de  spazr 

hope  less  ness 

peas  ant 

eoun  try  man 

ga  zette 

news  pa  per 

pil  grim 

trav  el  er 

gran  dee 

no  ble  man 

port  er 

ear  ri  er 

fa  ti'gwe 

wea  ri  ness 

prox  y 

sub  sti  tute 

Adjectives. 

quan  turn 

quan  ti  ty 

eon'  trite 

pen  i  tent 

sam  pie 

spec  i  men 

do  cile   • 

teach  a  ble 

sur  plus 

o  ver  plus 

duly 

prop  er  ly 

vie  tor 

•eon  quer  or 

fi  nite 

lim  it  ed 

va  grant 

vag  a  bond 

youth  ful 

ju  ve  nile 

vigor 

en  er  gy           * 

di  verse' 

dif  fer  ent 

wiz  ard 

•eon  ju  rer 

dis  junet 

sep  a  rate 

mid  ness 

dis  tra-e'  tion 

gro  tesqwe 

lu  di  erous 

mo  tive 

in  duce  ment 

un  safe 

haz  ard  ous 

dis  like' 

a  ver  sion 

cost'  ly 

ex  pen'  sive 

de  fense 

pro  tee  tion 

harm  less 

in  nox  ious 

neg  leet 

o  mis  sion 

a  kin' 

re  lat  eel 

farm7  er 

hus'  band  man 

ab  struse 

dif'  fi  eult 

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Adjectives. 

Verbs. 

po  tent 

pow'  er  ful 

ae  eou'  ter 

e  quip' 

rdth  less 

pit  i  less 

be  wil  der 

-eon  fuse 

sun  dry 

sev  er  al 

•eon  sum  mate 

per'  feet 

stag  nant 

mo  tion  less 

de  term  ine 

de  cide' 

dead  ly 

de  struct  ive 

en  eom  pass 

sur  round 

eon  stant 

un  chang  ing 

en  vel  op 

in  wrap 

bank  rupt 

in  sol  vent 

ex  pa"  tiate 

en  large 

de  cent 

be  etfm  ing 

re  eov  er 

re  gam 

fal  low 

un  sow  edi 

ar'  ro  gate 

as  sume 

mor  bid 

dis  eas  e& 

ag  i  tate 

dis  turb 

o  val 

el  lip  tie 

al  ien  ate 

es  trange 

pep  tie 

di  gest  ive 

eal  eu  late 

«om  pute 

a  ware' 

ap  pris  edi 

eul  ti  vate 

im  prove 

eon  di$m 

de  serv  e& 

erim  in  ate 

ae  euse 

re  bate 

de  due  tion 

ded  i  eate 

de  vote 

se  date 

eom  pos  e<l 

det  o  nate 

ex  plode 

de  void 

des  ti  tute 

der  o  gate 

de  traet 

i 

Verbs. 

ed'  u  «ate 

in  struet' 

a  maze 

as  ton  ish 

ex  pi  ate 

a  tone 

de  range 

dis  or  der 

ex  pli  eate 

un  fold 

il  lume 

en  light  en 

grat  i  fy 

in  dulge 

eap  size 

o  ver  turn 

it  er  ate 

re  peat 

dis  seize 

dis  pos  sesss 

mys  ti  fy 

ob  seure 

de  tach 

dis  en  gage 

mit  i  gate 

as  suage 

in  speet 

ex  am'  ine 

mul  ti  ply 

in  crease 

im  pend 

o  ver  hang' 

mag  ni  fy 

en  large 

pre  vail 

o  ver  efone 

man  ci  pate 

en  slave 

sub  vert 

o  ver  throw 

or  na  ment 

a  dona 

res'  «ue 

de  liv  er 

pac  i  fy 

ap  pease 

re  quite' 

ree  om  pense 

glo  ri  fy 

ex  tol 

out  root 

ex  tfr'  pate 

tol  er  ate 

al  low 

en  rich 

fer'  til  ize 

ree  ti  fy 

eor  rect 

out  wit 

o  ver  reach 

ter  ri  fy 

fright'  en 

dif  fer 

dis  a  gree 

un  der  take7 

en  gage' 

sun  der 

sep'  a  rate 

re  eap'  ture 

re  take 

ri  val 

em  u  late 

har'  mo  nize 

a  gree 

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TOWN'S   SPELLING  BOOK. 

Verbs. 

Nouns. 

proph  e  sy 

pre  diet' 

ar  ea'  na 

se7  crets 

rat  i  fy 

con  firm 

ap  par  el 

cloth  ing 

ren  o  vate 

re  new 

a  sy  lum 

ref  uge 

vilify 

de  fame 

a  vul  sion 

rend  ing 

vin  di  -eate 

de  fend 

au  ro  ra 

morn  ing 

al  ter  -eate 

wran"gle 

a  bun  dance 

plen  ty 

ex  pe  dite 

has£  en 

al  li  ance 

tin  ion 

•eat  e  ehise 

ques  tion 

com  bus  tion 

burn  ing 

com  pli  ment 

flat  ter 

com  mo  tion 

tu  mult 

•eon  se  crate 

hal  low 

cog  ni"  tion 

Jcnowl  ec?ge 

cor  ru  gate 

wrink  le 

de  cerp  tion 

pluck  ing 

ful  mi  nate 

thun  der 

dis  ci  pie 

learn  er 

guar  an  ty 

war  rant 

ef  ful  gence 

bri^Atness 

ir  ri  gate 

wa  ter 

e  nig  ma 

rid  die 

in  du  rate 

hard  en 

e  pis  tie 

let  ter 

mad  e  fy 

moist  en 

er  ra  turn 

er  ror 

mol  li  fy 

soft  en 

ex  er  tion 

ef  fort 

scin'  til  late 

spark'  le 

ex  cur'  sion 

ram'  bling 

e  Ion    gate 

length  en 

in  sur  gent 

reb  el 

en  rap  ture 

trans  port7 

mo  ni"  tion 

w^rn  ing 

im  ag  ine 

fan  cy 

per  mis  sion 

li  cense 

ap  per  tain' 

be  long 

phy  si''  cian 

doe  tor 

con  tro  vert 

dis  pute 

quin  tes  sence 

es  sence 

co  a  lesce 

u  nite 

sa  li  va 

spit  tie 

cir  cum  vent 

de  cezve 

sue  ces  sion 

se  ries 

ef  fer  vesce 

fer  ment 

su  da  tion 

sweat  ing 

in  ter  diet 

for  bid 

vo  li"  tion 

will  ing 

per  se  vere 

per  sist 

bag  a  telle' 

trifle 

rep  re  hend 

re  prove 

ap  er  ture 

o  pen  ing 

ad  ver  tise 

pub'  lish 

lev  i  ty 

li^At  ness 

dis  ap  pear 

van  ish 

mag  ni  tude 

great  ness 

coun  ter  vazl 

bal  ance 

mut  ter  er 

grum  bier 

o  ver  poise 

out  weigh' 

rab  id  ness 

mad  ness 

•eon  dens'  ate 

com  press 

qui  et  ness 

ea7m  ness 

be  spat  ter 

sprink'  le 

ma  ture'  ness 

ripe  ness 

trans  fig  ure 

trans  form' 

leg'  a  cy 

be  quest' 

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Nouns. 

Notms. 

am'  i  ty          frcend'  ship 

p&u'  ci  ty           few'  ness 

ag  o  ny          an"  guish 

pop  u  lace         peo  pie 

an  te  past       fore  taste 

pros  e  lyte         con  vert 

ab  lep  sy        blind  ness 

plen  i  tude         full  ness 

arch  i  tect      bwild  er 

pu  gil  ist            box  er 

brev  i  ty         short  ness 

rau  ci  ty            hoarse  ness 

cal  um  ny       slan  der 

reg  i  men          di  et 

j   car  ti  lage      gris  de 

reg  is  ter           rec  ord 

•eat  a  plasm    powl  tice 

res  er  voir         cis  tern 

chiv  al  ry       Jcmghi  hood 

ru  bi  go             mil  dew 

c<5v  e  nant      eon  tract 

sa  pi  ence          wis  dom 

/•cus  to  dy        keep  ing 

sol  i  tude           lone  ness 

det  ri  ment  .   dam  age 

spec  i  men         sam  pie 

dis  si  dence    dis  -eord 

spec  u  lum        mir  ror 

di  a  ry           jour  nal 

sum  ma  ry         ab  stract 

ed  i  fice          bwild  ing 

tet  a  nus            lock  jaw 

em  bas  sy       mes  sage 

fal  la  cy            de  cez't' 

'  en  tre  po£       ware'  house 

har'  le  quin       buf  foon' 

fam'  i  ly         house  hold 

mal  a  dy           dis  ease 

frip  per  y       tri  fles 

a  chzeve'  ment  ex  ploit 

gib  ber  ish     jar  gon 

in  ten  tion          de  si^n 

har  mo  ny      -eon  -eord 

im  mer  sion       plung'  ing 

•   hus  band  ry    til  lage 

re  demp  tion     ran  som 

in  -eu  bus        night  mare 

com  pact  ness    close  ness 

lib  er  ty          free  dom 

trans  gress  or    sin  ner 

;  '  man  a  -ele       shack  le 

con  cise  ness     brief  ness 

mend  i  cant    beg  gar 

prod'  i  gy          won  der 

o  di  um           ha  tred 

air  i  ness           gay  ness 

res  i  due         rem  nant 

Adjectivas. 

pu  ri  ty          clean  ness 

an'  nu  al            year'  ly 

par  a  mour     16  v  er 

ar  ro  gant         h§ugh  ty 

par  a  di#m     mod  el 

ca  pa  ble           a  ble 

t    vo  ca'  tion      call  ing 

cur  so  ry           hast  y 

par  a  pet       rain  part 

dec  u  pie            ten  fold 

con  ver'  sion  turn  ing 

des  pe  rate        hope  loss 

1    &ux  il  iar        help  er 

plaus  i  ble          spex/  cious 

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Adjectives. 

du'  bi  ous  dou&t/  ful 

du  pli  cate  doub  le 

du  ra  ble  last  ing 

el  e  gant  grace  fill 

fin  i  cal  fop  pish 

for  tu  nate  luck  y 

fruc  tu  ous  fruit  ful 

hid  e  ous  tnght  ful 

in  do  lent  la  zy 

lu  min  ous  shin  ing 

lu  so  ry  play  ful 

max  im  um  great  est 

dis  gust7  ful  loaTH  some 

neg/  li  gent  heed  less 

o  di  ous  hate  ful 

op  por  tune  time  ly 

pet  u  lant  fret  ful 

pon  der  ous  we^At  y 


Adjectives. 


de  fi"  cient 
ef  fill  gent 
e  las  tie 
fa  ce"  tious 
li  ques  cent 
qui  es  cent 
vi  va  cious 
ac7  -eu  rate 
court  e  ous 
suf  fi"  cient 
tan7  ta  mount 
prob  a  ble 
quad  ru  pie 
quin  tu  pie 
se  ri  ous 
so  no7  rous 
sumpt7  u  ous 
trip  li  cate 


want  ing 
shin  ing 
spring  y 
sport  ive 
melt  ing 
rest  ing 
live  ly 
ex  act7 
po  Ute 
e  nough 
e7  qual 
like  ly 
four*  fold 
five  fold 
sol  enw 
sound  ing 
cost  ly 
three  fold 


LUCY   AND   KOBERT. 

LUCY'S  aunt  gave  her  a  pretty  new  chair  made  of  rose- 
wood, and  it  had  rockers  to  it,  and  a  cushion  of  crimson 
velvet  in  it,  for  Lucy  to  sit  upon.  Now,  Lucy  had  a 
little  brother  named  Robert,  and  he  was  two  years  old. 
Lucy  was  so  kind  as  to  let  the  dear  little  fellow  sit  in  the 
chair,  for  she  said  it  will  please  him  so  much,  and  he! 
will  be  sure  not  to  spoil  it.  Well,  Robert's  aunt  then' 
gave  him  a  pretty  little  carriage,  painted  green,  with  twoj 
soft  seats  in  it ;  and  one  morning  Betsy,  the  nurse  maid,  j 
took  him  out  for  a  ride.  When  Lucy  saw  the  carriage  j 
standing  at  the  door,  and  heard  little  Robert  laughing  j 
and  clapping  his  hands,  for  joy  at  the  thought  of  the  ride,  I 
she  said, 

"  Please,  mother,  may  I  have  a  ride  with  brother 
Robert  ?  " 

"  Yes,  my  dear  Lucy,"  said  her  mother ;  "  you  have 
been  so  kind  to  him  you  may  both  ride  in  the  carriage." 


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63 

SECTION 

IX. 

Verbs. 

Cloth. 

dee'  o  rate 

a  dorn' 

deck 

baz'  at 

eu  lo  gize 

ex  tol 

praise 

bat  ist 

.  gor  mand  ize  ' 

de  vour 

gorge 

ben  gal' 

in  ti  mate 

sug  gest 

hint 

bon'  ten 

in  sti  gate 

in  cite 

urge 

blank  et 

lib  er  ate 

re  lease 

free 

buck  ram 

maeh  in  ate 

eon  trive 

plan 

buf  fin 

rid  i  eule 

de  ride 

mock 

earn  brie 

stim  u  late 

ex  cite 

rouse 

earn  let 

eon  jeet'  ure 

sur  raise 

gwess 

ean  vas 

in  hib  it 

re  strain 

liin'  der 

ear  pet 

eon  de  scend' 

vouch  safe 

dei^n 

eot  ton 

dis  em  bark 

de  bark 

land 

eos  sas 

un  der  go 

en  dure 

bear 

dam  ask 

dis  sev'  er 

sev'  er 

part 

drug  get 

riu'  nier  ate 

num  ber 

eount 

duf  fel 

os'  cil  late 

vi7  brate 

swing 

flan7  nel 

per  eo  late 

filter 

strain 

flor  ence 

suf  fo  eate 

stifle 

choke 

fus  tian 

ap  pre  hend' 

ar  rest' 

seize 

grog  ram 

dis  en  gage 

de  tach 

loose 

ging  /iam 

oe  ea'  sion 

pro  duce 

eause 

hoi  land 

in  her  it 

pos  sess 

Aeir 

ker  sey 

tran'  quil  ize 

al  lay 

eaZm 

lin  en 

pac  i  fy 

ap  pease 

SOOTH6 

lus  tring 

dis  fig'  ure 

im  pair 

mar 

mus  lin 

in'  flu  ence 

per  suade 

move 

sat  in 

de  vi  ate 

wan'  der 

stray 

tab  by 

dis  si  pate 

seat  ter 

waste 

vel  vet 

in  sti  tute 

ap  point' 

fix 

bro  eade7 

at  tern'  per 

soft'  en 

fit 

bag'  ging 

o  ver  hang' 

pro  jeet7 

jut 

nan  keen7 

de  mol'  ish 

de  stroy 

raze 

broad'  eloth   | 

ae  qui  esce 

as  sent 

yield 

sheet  ing 

in  ter  mit 

sus  pend 

cease 

sack  ing 

64 

TOWN'S  SPELLING  BOOK. 

Nouns. 

Species  of  Plants. 

arr  bi  ter 

Tim7  pire 

judge 

a  can7  thus 

coun  te  nance 

vis  age 

face 

ba  ril  la 

fals  i  ty 

f^lse  hood 

]ie 

ci  cu  ta 

pin  na  cle 

sum  mit 

top 

nar  cis  sus 

sen  ta  nel 

sen  try 

gward 

po  ta  to 

a  muse'  ment 

pas  time 

sport 

to  ma  to 

i  o  ta 

tittle 

jot 

to  bac  co 

im'  pe  tus 

im  pulse 

force 

car7  a  way 

pro  ba'  tion 

tri  al 

proof 

eel  e  ry 

qui'  e  tude 

re  pose7 

rest 

cic  e  ly 

dis  sen'  sion 

dis7  cord 

strife 

cham  o  mile 

ar  ma  da 

squad  ron 

fleet 

daf  fo  dil 

con  duct  or 

lead  er 

chief 

eg  Ian  tine 

po'  ten  cy 

pow  er 

strength 

hy  a  cinth 

cur  ri  cle 

car  riage 

chaise 

hel  le  bore 

cav  i  ty 

cav  ern 

cave 

jes  sa  mine 

or  di  nance 

stat  ute 

law 

in  di  go 

chev  a  Tier7 

horse7  man 

knight 

lav7  en  der 

al'  i  ment 

nu7  tri  ment 

food 

mar  i  gold 

art  i  fice 

strat  a  gem 

trick 

sa  vor  y 

teg  u  ment 

cov  er  ing 

coat 

Trees. 

i  die  ness 

la  zi  ness 

sloth 

but7  ter  nut 

ap  er  ture 

o  pen  ing 

hole 

but  ton  wood 

im  pie  ment 

u  ten7  sil 

tool 

cin  na  mon 

por  ti  €0 

pi  az  za 

porch 

eb  o  ny 

sor  cer  ess 

en  chant  ress 

witch 

hick  o  ry 

ad  vant'  age 

ben7  e  fit 

gain 

mul  ber  ry 

me  an  der 

lab  y  rinth 

maze 

ev  er  green 

dis  prof  it 

det  ri  ment 

loss 

syc  a  more 

Adjectives. 

white  ce  dar 

op7  u  lent 

af  flu  ent 

rich 

red  ce  dar 

im  po  tent 

im  be  cile 

weak 

rock  maple 

re  luct'  ant 

un  will'  ing 

loth 

soft  ma  pie 

trans  par  ent 

pel  lu  cid 

clear 

ba  o  bab 

au  then  tic 

gen'  u  ine 

true 

ar  bo  ret 

re  pul  sive 

for  bid7  ding 

cold 

ar  bus  cle 

TOWN'S   SPELLING  BOOK. 

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SECTION    X. 

Verbs. 

Insects. 

at  trib'  ute 

as  cribe 

im  pute' 

ant 

a  ban  don 

de  sert-* 

for  sake 

bee 

as  sein  ble 

con  vene  *- 

«ol  lect 

bug 

ac  knowl  eo*ge>' 

a  vow 

con  fess 

flea 

in  vei  gle 

se  duce 

en  tice 

% 

ex  cru  ciate  *f 

tor  ment 

tort7  ure  t 

mite 

in  ter  pret 

ex  plain 

ex  pound7 

#nat 

pro  mul  gate 

pro  mulge 

pub7  lish 

moth 

cas7  ti  gate 

chas  tisq 

pun  ish  — 

drone 

rat  i  fy 

con  firm 

sane  tion* 

louse 

reg  u  late 

ad  just 

ar  range7 

tick 

sup  pli  cate*f 

en  treat 

im  plore 

w5rm 

co  in  cide7 

con  cur  /* 

a  gree 

wasp 

•com  pre  hend 

in  elude 

€om  prise 

breeze  ^. 

•eon  tra  diet 

gam  say 

de  ny 

boud 

di  min7  ish 

de  crease  i- 

les7  sen 

dor 

im  bo7  som 

in  «lose7 

sur  round7 

Tools. 

be  tok  en  % 

fore  show 

de  note 

saw 

dis  a  vow7 

dis  own 

de  ny 

gouge 

dis  o  bey 

re  fuse 

neg  lect 

rake 

o  ver  look 

in  speet 

re  view 

spado 

in7  ter  est 

«on  cern 

en  gage 

plow 

pat  ron  ize 

sup  port 

fa/  vor 

shears 

no  ti  fy 

in  form 

pub  lish 

&u7  ger 

Adjectives. 

chis  el 

bar'  bar  ous 

«ru7  el 

bru'tal 

clev  is 

bois  ter  ous 

noi«  y  * 

loud 

colt  er 

hor  ri  ble 

dread  ful 

dire 

har  row 

hal  cy  on> 

peace  ful 

€aZm 

ham  mer 

prox  i  mate 

near  est 

next 

hatch  et 

ul  ti  mate 

final 

last 

hay  faiife 

ma  jes'  tic 

state  ly 

grand 

pitch  fork 

cir7  eu  lar 

ro  tund' 

round 

sick  le 

phre  net7  ic 

fran7  ti« 

mad 

•era  die 

fat7  u  ous 

fool  ish 

weak 

scrap  er 

66 

TOWN'S   SPELLING  BOOK. 

Nouns. 

Veasela. 

prog'  e  ny 

off7  spring 

is'  sue 

butt 

sal  a  ry 

sti  pendN 

wa  ere* 

k 

cask 

serv  i  tude 

slav  er  y 

bond  age* 

can 

eon  tor7  tion 

wriTH  ing 

twist  ing 

cup 

cur  mud  geon 

nig  gardx 

mi  ser 

flask 

en  grav  er 

sculp  tor\ 

carv  er 

jar 

ex  em  plar 

pat  tern 

mod  e\ 

jug 

re  sem  blance 

sem  blance 

lie  ness 

keg 

tar7  di  ness 

late  ness 

slow  ness 

pail 

in  June'  tion 

pre  cept 

com  mand' 

gill 

horn'  i  ly 

dis  course*  * 

ser7  mon 

pint 

apt  i  tude 

apt'  ness 

fit  ness 

qu^rt 

bound  a  ry 

pre  cinct 

lim  it 

mug 

ee  sta  sy 

rap  ture 

trans  port 

tub 

clean  li  ness 

neat  ness 

pure  ness 

tierce 

ob  tuse'  ness* 

blunt  ness 

dull  ness 

cruse 

eon  cur  rence 

a  gree'  ment 

as  sent' 

urn 

Adjectives. 

Measures. 

ea7  ri  ous 

pu'  trid 

rot'  ten 

ell 

cfr  cum  speet 

c&u  tious 

pru  dent 

foot 

joe  u  lar 

jo  cose 

wag  gish 

inch 

jo  vi  al 

Joll7 

mer  ry 

pole 

pend  u  lous 

hang  ing 

swing  ing 

rod 

sens  u  al 

car  nal 

flesh  ly 

rood 

som  no  lent 

drows  y 

sleep  y 

mile 

prod  i  gal 

pro  fuse7 

lav  ish 

yard 

ut  ter  most 

ex  treme 

fur  THest 

league 

vig  i  lant 

a  lert 

w$teh  ful 

Weights. 

in  sip'  id 

vap'  id 

taste  less 

ounce 

in  her  ent 

innate' 

in  born 

pound 

fe'  eund 

pro  lif  '  ie 

fruit  ful 

dram 

re  lig7  ious 

de  vout 

pi  ous 

grain 

clan  des  tine 

se'  cret 

pri  vate 

tun 

in'  fi  nite 

end  less 

im  mense' 

Seats. 

del  i  cate 

daint  y 

ten'  der 

stool 

dif  fer  ent 

un  like' 

dis  tincf 

bench 

TOWN'S    SPELLING   BOOK. 

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SECTION    XI. 

Adjectives. 

Adjectives. 

ap'  po  site 

suzt'  a  ble 

im  plic'  it 

im  pli'  ed 

eul  pa  ble 

blam  a  ble 

in  ces  sant     , 

un  ceas  ing 

ev  i  dent 

man  i  fest 

pa  thet  ie 

af  feet  ing 

friv  o  bus 

triv  i  al 

prog  nos  tie 

fore  show  ing 

im  mi  nent 

im  pend'  ing 

vin  die  tive 

re  venge  ful 

mu  ta  ble 

change7  a  ble 

sub'  se  quent- 

fol'  low  ing 

i  per  ma  nent 

du  ra  ble 

trai  tor  ous 

treach  er  ous 

per  il  ous 

dan  ger  ous 

tern  per  ate 

mod  er  ate 

rel  e  vant 

per  ti  nent 

mer  ci  less 

hard  heart7  ed 

ris  i  ble 

lawgh  a  ble 

ob  so  lete 

un  us  eJ 

stren  u  ous 

vig  or  ous 

ron  er  ous 

bur7  den  sbrae 

spher  ie  al 

glob  u  Iar 

in  fa  mous 

sean  dal  ous 

mil  i  tant  -~ 

&ght  ing 

e  qua  ble 

u  ni  form 

un  sta7  ble 

in  eon7  stant 

in  dul'  gent 

hu  moj  ing 

im  mor  tal 

un  dy  ing 

ma  ter  nal 

moTH  er  ly 

de  vice  ful 

in  vent  ive 

ra  pa  cious 

rav  en  ous 

am'  bi  ent 

sur  round7  ing 

ob  serv7  ant 

re  gard'  ful 

eo  pi  ous 

a  bund  ant 

er  rat  ie 

wan'  der  ing 

dis  so  lute 

li  cen  tious 

in  vee  tive     * 

a  bu'  sive 

in  so  lent 

in  suit  ing 

im  pa  tient  > 

un  eas  y 

li  a  ble 

ex  pos  ed 

il  Ie  gal 

un  law  ful 

pros  per  ous 

sue  cess  ful 

dis  trust  ful 

BUS  pi"  cious 

quer  u  lous 

eom  plain  ing 

im  mod  est 

in  de  cent 

ea  thar7  tie 

purg'  a  tive 

in7  tri  eate 

en  tan"  gled 

eon  tin  gent 

eas  u  al 

pre  eo7  cious 

pre  ma  ture' 

eo  rus  eant 

glit  ter  ing 

ree7  re  ant 

eow  ard  ly 

fa  mil  iar 

in  ti  mate 

in  dis  ereetf 

im  pru'  dent 

fi  du  cial 

eon  fi.  dent 

mar'  vel  ous 

wSn'  der  ful 

lo  qua  cious 

taZk  a  tive 

nig  gard  ly 

sor  did  ly 

nu  tri"  tious 

n0ur  ish  ing 

no  tion  al 

fan  ci  ful 

por  tont  ous 

om  in  ous 

med  die  some 

of  fi/7  cious 

pu  is  sant 

pow  er  ful 

,  mu  ti  nous 

se  di'7  tious 

ru  bes  cent 

red  den  ing 

om  iris'  cient 

all  &now  ing 

tre  men  dous 

ter  ri  ble 

mi  na  cious 

threat'  en  ing 

il  lie  it 

un  la.w'  ful 

me  thod  ie 

reg  u  Iar 

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Nouns. 

Nouns. 

av'  er  age    - 

me'  di  um 

de  eof  rum 

de'  cen  cy 

bar  ri  er 

ob  sta  ele 

du  en  na 

gtfv  ern  ess 

eal  en  dar 

&L  ma  nae 

e  lix  ir 

eord  i  al 

eom  i  ty 

e0urt  e  sy 

ben'  e  fit 

ad  vant'  age 

eon  ti  nence 

chas  ti  ty 

en  ti  ty 

ex  ist  ence 

eol  lo  quy 

di  a  logwe 

o  pi  ate 

nar  -eot  ie 

den  i  zen 

cit  i  zen 

ree  ti  tude 

up  right  ness 

dig  ni  ty 

no  ble  ness 

ren  e  gade 

vag'  ajxmd 

CM  eha  rist 

sae  ra  ment 

sat  el  lite 

at  tend'  ant 

et  y  mon 

prim  i  tive 

sen  ti  ment 

o  pin  ion 

ex  i  £fjnce 

urg  en  cy 

sym  pa  thy 

eom  pas  sion 

run  a  gate 

fu  gi  tive 

ten  e  ments 

pos  ses  sions 

grat  i  tude 

thank  ful  ness 

dis  or'  der 

dis  turb  ance 

hea  THen  ism 

pa  gan  ism 

fru  i'  tion 

en  joy  ment 

in  dus  try 

dil  i  gence 

im  pos  tor 

de  ceiv  er 

in  sci  ence 

ig  no  ranee 

ne  ga  tion 

de  ni  al 

mas  sa  ere 

butch  er  y 

op  po  nent 

op  pos  er 

me'  te  or 

fire'  ball 

par  ti"  tion 

di  vi"  sion 

nu  di  ty 

na  ked  ness 

pe  ti"  tion 

en  treat  y 

pan  to  mime 

mim  ie  ry 

pre  ci"  sion 

ex  aet  ness 

ped  a  gogwe 

school  mas  ter 

pro  vi  so 

•eon  di'  tion 

per  fi  dy 

treach  er  y 

re  ten  tion 

re  taz'n  ing 

sane  ti  tude 

ho  li  ness 

vehemence 

vi'  o  lence 

seot  o  my 

diz  zi  ness 

vert  i  go-- 

gid  di  ness 

po  tent  ate 

sov  er  eign 

vis  it  ant 

vis  it  or 

pu  ni  ness 

lit  tie  ness 

re  pub7  lie 

com7  mon  wealth7 

safe'  gward 

de  fense' 

o'  ver  ture 

pro  po'  sal 

ar  den  cy 

ferf  ven  cy 

ex  tine'  tion 

de  strue  tion  • 

id  i  om 

di  a  leet 

a  ver  sion 

a  void  ing 

ab  sti  nenee 

tern  per  ance 

in  cen  tive 

in  cite  ment 

1  se  -ere  cy 

Eri  va  cy 

•eom  mo  tion 

ex  cite  ment 

pro  fuse  ness 

iv  ish  ness 

mi  gra  tion 

re  mov  al 

chas  asement 

eor  res'  tioii 

a  bash  ment 

eon  fu  sion 

de  tue  ment 

pol  lu  tion 

ex  pan  sion 

enlarge  ment 

i  in  eur  sion 

in  va  sion 

suf  fer  ance 

en  dur  ance 

i  ob  serv  ance 

at  ten  tion 

leg  a  tor' 

test  a  tor 

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SECTION    XII. 

Ncnins. 

elem  en  cy 

len'  i  ty 

mild7  ness 

lu  na  tie 

ma  ni  ae 

mad  man 

eor  pu  lence 

flesh  i  ness 

fat  ness 

eat  a  raet 

wa  ter  fall 

eas  eade7 

lu  na  cy 

ma  ni  a 

mad'  ness 

bar  ris  ter 

eoun  sel  or 

law  yer 

po  si  '  tion 

at  ti  tude 

pos  ture 

eeh  i  nus 

por  eu  pine 

herfge  hog 

oe  eur  rence 

in  ci  dent 

e  vent 

pre  cep  tor 

in  struet'  or 

tu7  tor 

•eon  tri"  tion 

eom  pune  tion 

re  morse' 

re  fee  tion 

re  fresh  ment 

re  past 

dis  as  ter 

mis  for  tune 

mis  hap 

eom  pos  ure 

se  date  ness 

eaZm'  ness 

dis  ten  tion 

ex  ten  sion 

stretch  ing 

eon"  gru  ence 

a  gree  ment 

fit  ness 

Adjectives. 

eon  trary 

op'  po  site 

ad  verse' 

ob  sti  nate 

stub  born 

will'  ful 

fa  ri  ous 

vi  o  lent 

raging 

pli  a  ble 

flex  i  ble 

pli  ant 

te  di  ous 

we&  ri  some 

tire  some 

tern  po  ral 

see  u  lar 

wSrld  ly 

ad  he'  sive 

te  na7  cious 

stick  ing 

e  da  cious 

vo  ra  cious 

greed  y 

in  tern  al 

in  tes  tine 

in  ward 

mo  ment  ous 
ma  lig  nant 

im  port  ant 
ma  li"  cious 

weight  v 
ma  li$n 

fu  ga  cious 

vol'  a  tile 

flying 

ter  rif  i« 

ter  ri  ble 

fri^At  ful 

er'  u  dite 

in  struet7  ed 

learn  ed 

mal  a  pert 

im'  pu  dent 

s^ucy 

in  ex  peri/ 

un  skill'  ful 

awk  ward 

im  ma  ture 

iin  per  feet 

un  ripe7 

in  dis  tinet 

eon  fas  e& 

ob  seure 

70                           TOWN'S   SPELLING  BOOK. 

Verbs. 

ab'  ro  gate 

a  bo?  ish 

an  mil' 

com  mis'  sion 

&u  thor  ize 

em  pow'  er 

dev'  as  tate 

des  o  late 

raV  age 

dep  re  date 

spo  li  ate 

plun  der 

ne  go'  tiate 

stip  u  late 

bar  gain 

rev'  er  enee 

ven  er  ate 

re  vere' 

rec  om  pense 

com  pen'  sate 

re  pay 

im  pli  cate 

en  tan"  gle 

in  volve 

ap  pre"  ciate 

es'  ti  mate 

val'  ue 

in7  un  date 

o  ver  flow' 

del  uge 

vac  il  late 

flue'  tu  ate 

wa  ver 

dis  ci  pline 

ed  u  cate 

in  struct' 

dis  cour'  age 

dis  heart'  en 

de  ject 

en  vi  ron 

en  com  pass 

sur  round 

dis  com  pose' 

dis  or  der 

dis  turb 

dis  al  low 

dis  ap  prove' 

re  jcct 

dis  con  cert 

in  ter  rupt 

frus'  trate 

Nouns  and  Adjectives. 

ap  par*  ent 

ob'  vi  ous 

ev'  i  dent 

com'  plai  sant 

court  e  ous 

po  lite' 

ac  cord'  ant 

con  so  nant 

a  gree'  ing 

de  port  ment 

de  mean'  or 

be  hav  ior 

di  dae  tie 

pre  cep  tive 

in  struct  ive 

fal  la  clous 

de  cep  tive 

de  cez't  ful 

fla  gi"  tious 

a  tro  cious 

vil7  lain  ous 

nar  ra  tion 

re  hears  al 

re  cif  al 

ad  her  ent 

par'  ti  *an 

folx  lo^  er 

in7  di  gence 

pen  u  ry 

pov  er  ty 

syc  o  phant 

par  a  site 

flat  ter  er 

es  cu  lent 

ed  i  ble 

eat  a  ble 

bar  bin  ger 

pro  cur7  sor 

fore  run'  ner 

ar  se  nal 

mag  a  zi'ne' 

arm7  or  y 

ob  la7  tion 

of  fer  ing 

sac  ri  fice 

plea*7  ant  ry 

gay  e  ty 

mer  ri  ment 

rap  tur  ous 

ec  stat'  ic 

trans  port'  ing 

in  cen'  tive 

stim'  u  lus 

in  cite  ment 

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SECTION    XIII. 

Verbs. 

Verbs. 

dis  sem'  in  ate 

spread 

ac  cu'  mu  late 

a  mass' 

de  lin  e  ate 

sketch 

ac  com  pa  ny 

at  tend 

ex  co  ri  ate 

skin 

com  mu  ni  cate 

im  part 

e  vac  u  ate 

quit 

con  cat  e  nate 

con  nect 

ob  nu  bi  late 

cloud 

cor  rob  o  rate 

con  firm 

re  frig  er  ate 

eool 

de  cap  i  tate 

be  head 

in  sin  u  ate 

hint 

e  rad  i  cate 

up  root 

Noons. 

ex  as  per  ate 

en  rage 

com  mod'  i  ties 

goods 

.e  vap  o  rate 

ex  hale 

ap  pa  ri"  tion 

gAost 

re  an  i  mate 

re  vive 

hi  lar'  i  ty 

mirth 

re  tal  i  ate 

re  quite 

di  rect  o  ry 

guide 

al  le  vi  ate 

li^At'  en 

me  rid  i  an 

noon 

ar  tic  u  late 

utter 

vi  cis  si  tude 

change 

ca  him  ni  ate 

slan  der 

lam  ent  a'  tion 

plamt 

co  ag  u  late 

cur  die 

os  tent  a  tion 

pomp 

de  crep  i  tate 

erack  le 

Nouns  and  Adjectives. 

in  ter7  ro  gate 

ques'  tion 

be  nef  '  i  cent 

kind 

in  vig  or  ate 

strength  en 

i  den  tie  al 

same 

pre  var  i  cate 

quib  ble 

per  spie  u  ous 

clear 

per7  e  grin  ate 

jour  ney 

en  gag  ed  ness 

zeal 

Miscellaneous. 

in  def  in  ite 

vagwe 

ir  ri  ga'  tion 

waf  ter  ing 

eq'  ui  ta  ble 

just 

re  cep'  ta  cle 

re  ceiV  er 

es  tu  a  ry 

frith 

in  quis  i  tive 

in  quir  ing 

ex  trem'  i  ty 

end 

va  cu  i  ty 

emp'  ti  ness 

in  vet  er  ate 

old 

con  cil  i  ate 

pro  pi"  tiate 

e  ma  cia  ted 

lean 

dis  a  buse' 

un  de  cei've' 

in  ter  min"  gle 

mix 

ce  les'  tial 

heav7  en  ly 

in'  stru  ment 

tool 

rev'  e  wie 

in  c8me 

as  sess'  ment 

tax 

re  mis'  sion 

par  don 

i    to  cal  i  ty 

place 

in  tel  li  gent 

know  ing 

do  na  tion 

gift 

stu  pid  i  ty 

dull  ness^ 

fnin'  i  mum 

least 

ap  pre  hen'  sive 

fear  fuL 

mu  ti  late 

maim 

in  gen'  ious 

skillful 

sep  ul  cher 

tom6 

a  cerb  i  ty 

sour  ness 

1 

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Nouns. 

Garments. 

Garments. 

a  bfl'  i  ty 

pow'  er 

bib 

a'  pron 

ac  cliv  i  ty 

as  centf 

-eoat 

cas  sock 

a  nil  i  ty 

do'  tage 

cap 

jippo 

a  rid  I  ty 

dry  ness 

cape 

kfr  tie 

au  dac  i  ty 

bold  ness 

cloak 

mit  ten 

&ux  il  ia  ry 

help  ing 

frock 

tu  nic 

de  bil  i  ty 

weak  ness 

gown 

trow  SQTS 

de  lin  quen  cy 

fazl  ure 

glove 

&ur  tout/ 

de  vex  i  ty 

slop  ing 

quilt 

van  dyke 

ex  per  i  ment 

tri  al 

robe 

e  mol  u  ment 
ha  bil  i  ment 

prof  it 
cloTH  ing 

sock 
&hfrt 

Pertaining  to 
garments,  or 
tilings  worn. 

i  den  ti  ty 

same  ness 

sh^wl 

but  ton 

in  sig  ni  a 

bacZg  es 

skirt 

col  lar 

mag  nif  i  cence 

grand  eur 

sack 

cor  set 

ma  lev  o  lence 

ill  will 

scarf 

gus  set 

men  dac  i  ty 

f&lse  hood 

vest 

ker  chief 

pa  ral  y  sis 

pal'  v 

Cloth. 

Kn'  ing 

pro  pri  e  ty 

fit  ness 

baize 

pock  et 

pro  fi"  cien  cy 

prog  ress 

crape 

rib  bon 

te  mer  i  ty 

rash  ness 

chintz 

tip  pet 

rus  tic  i  ty 

rude  ness 

drab 

frill 

sphe  ric  i  ty 

round  ness 

felt 

Kinds  of  fruit 

'  a  pol  o  gy 

ex  cuse' 

gauze 

a'  corn 

de  -eliv  i  ty 

de  scent 

plaz'd 

bur  rel 

dev  as  ta'  tion 

hav7  oc 

plush 

cur  rant 

er  u  di   tion 

learn  ing 

rug 

dam  son 

co  a  li"  tion 

un  ion 

serge 

filbert 

in  de  pcnd  ence 

free  dom 

silk 

mel  on 

eb  ul  li"  tion 

boil  ing 

Shrubs. 

nut  meg 

im  mi  nu  tion 

de  -crease 

cane 

co  coa 

val  e  die  tion 

fare  well 

hedge 

raz  sin 

ag'  ri  cul  turo 

farm'  ing 

heath 

ha  zel  nut 

pul  -ehri  tude 

beau  ty 

rose 

pine  ap  pie 

ar  rear*  age 

ar  rears' 

broom 

maz  ard 

sus  ten  ta  tion 

sup  x)ort 

thorn 

wal  nut 

TOWN'S  SPELLING 

BOOK. 

78 

Adjectives. 

Land. 

Furniture. 

a  nonf  y  mous 

name'  less 

coun'  try 

beds  * 

con  viv  i  al 

fes  tal 

coun  ty 

stools 

im  pe  ri  al 

roy  al 

can  ton 

bowls 

in  dig  en  ous 

na  tive 

isl  and 

brooms 

le  git  i  mate 

law  ful 

isth  mus 

chairs 

pos  te  ri  or 

lat  ter 

mount  ain 

chests 

so  lie  it  ous 

anx  ious 

prov  ince 

churn 

sub  serv  i  ent 

use  fill 

prai  rie 

clock 

ul  te  ri  or 

fur  THer 

Games. 

desks 

a'  mi  a  ble 

love  ly 

bill  iards 

forks 

sal  u  ta  ry 
am  i  ca  ble 

whole  some 
friend  ly 

check  ers 
raf  fle 

jars 
Anives 

or  di  na  ry 

com  mon 

ten  nis 

lamps 

sec  on  da  ry 

sec  ond 

Insects. 

mats 

sed  en  ta  ry 

sit  ting 

bee7  tie 

pans 

trans  i  to  ry 

fleet  ing 

bed  bug 

pazls 

hor  i  zon'  tal 

lev  el 

crick  et 

plates 

Miscellaneous. 

gad'  fly 

spoons 

con'  trast 

op  po  si"  tion 

bean  fly 

screen 

pref  ace 

in  tro  due  tion 

a  phis 

stoves 

pre  pense 

pre  con  cezv  e& 

botfly 

stands 

fore  stall 

an  tic'  i  pate 

ox  fly 

tongs 

pris'  tine 

o  rig  in  al 

wee  vil 

tray 

spe"  cial 

par  tic  u  lar 

Salts. 

urns 

mowrn  ful 

lam'  ent  a  ble 

al7  um 

wheels 

mo  dish 

fash  zon  a  ble 

ep  som 

dish'  es 

lone  ly 

sol  i  ta  ry 

bo  rax 

chi  na 

pre"  cious 

val  u  a  ble 

glaub  er 

ba  sins 

ex  act' 

me  thod  ic  al 

gyp  sum 

buck  ets 

ti'  dings 

in  tel  li  gence 

Bedding. 

plat  ters 

rav  el 

dis  en  tan"  gle 

blank7  et 

so  fa 

want  age 

de  fi"  cien  cy 

ham  mock 

sal  vers 

W(5n  der 

ad  mi  ra'  tion 

mat  ress 

ta  bles 

in  crease 

aug  ment  a  tion 

pal  let 

shov  els 

pro  fane7 

ir  rev'  cr  ent 

era  die 

pitch  ers 

re  buke 

rep  re  hen'  sion 

pil  low 

bel  lows 

4 

74                              TOWN'S   SPELLING   BOOK. 

SECTION    XIV. 

* 

Miscellaneous. 

Water. 

ce  leb'  ri  ty 

re  nown' 

fame 

bay 

in  gen  u  ous 

ean'  did 

frank 

eove 

eri  te  ri  on 

stand  ard 

rule 

ereek 

fas  tid  i  ous 

squeam  ish 

nice 

flood 

de  mark  a'  tion 

lim  it 

bound 

frith 

ex  pe  di"  tion 

dis  patch 

speed 

gulf 

par  tic/  i  pate 

par  take 

share 

lake 

nu'  ga  to  ry 

fu'  tile 

use'  less 

pond 

a  bom'  in  ate 

ab  hor' 

de  test/ 

pool 

in  &u  gu  rate 

in  duet 

in  vest 

rill 

pro  eras  ti  nate 

de  fer 

de  lay 

sea 

prog  nos  tie  ate 

fore  show 

fore  tell 

brook* 

re  pu  di  ate 

dis  eard 

re  jeet 

spring  * 

ob  lit  er  ate 

e  rase 

ef  face 

stream 

ab  bre  vi  ate 

a  bridge 

short'  en 

sound 

ex  pa  tri  ate 

ex'ile 

ban  ish 

burn 

ae  eel'  er  ate 

hast/  en 

quick7  en 

Land. 

.as  sid  u  ous 

sed  u  lous 

dil  i  gent 

earth 

mat/  ri  mo  ny 

wed  lock  * 

mar  riage 

eape 

rep  u  ta'  tion 
trep  i  da  tion 

re  pute' 
tre'  mor 

ered  it 
trem  bling 

isle 
plat 

se  very  i  ty 

rig  or 

strict  ness 

state 

in  iq  ui  tous 

wick  ed 

un  just/ 

town 

in  ad  vert/  ent 

heed  less 

eare'  less 

Beds. 

ar  til'  le  ry 

ord  nance 

ean  non 

eouch 

eom  pat  i  ble 

eon  sist'  ent 

suit  a  ble 

eot 

in  teg  ri  ty 

prob'  i  ty 

Aon  est  y 

bunk 

mu  nif  i  cent 

gen  er  ous 

lib  er  al 

Earths. 

pe  ti"  tion  er 

sup  pli  eant 

sup  pli  ant 

elay 

si  mil  i  tude 

sim  i  le 

like  ness    . 

loam 

me  phit  ie 

poi  son  ous 

nox  ious 

marl 

eon  trae  tion 

short  en  ing 

shrink  ing 

mold 

se  eu  ri  ty 

pro  tee'  tion 

safe  ty 

soil 

in  thrill  ment 

serv  i  tude 

bond  age 

lime 

ma  lig  ni  ty 

vir  u  lence 

mal  ice 

ch^Zk 

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SECTION    XV. 

Adjectives. 

Instruments  of 

au  spi"  clous 

fa'  vor  a  ble 

Music. 

eos  met  ie 

beau  ti  fy  ing 

ban'  dore 

ar^  du  ous 

la  bo'  ri  ous 

bag  pipe 

hor  ta  tive 

ad  vis  o  ry 

bugle 

no  ta  ble 

re  mark  a  ble 

corn  et 

pla  ea  ble 

ap  peas  a  ble 

cym  bal 

pal  pa  ble 

per  cep  ti  ble 

fiddle 

par  a  mount 

su  pe  ri  or 

hautf  boy* 

tur  bu  lent 

tu  mult  u  ous 

jews  harp 

vis  i  ble 

dis  cern  i  ble 

or  gan 

vin  ci  ble 

eon'  quer  a  ble 

sack  but 

in  tri  eate 

eom  pli  ea  ted 

spin  et 

lu  era  tive 

prof  it  a  ble 

ta  bor 

pro  pi"  tious 

mer  ci  ful 

tim  brel 

im  promp  tu 

ex  tern'  po  re 

bas  soon' 

sub  al  tern 

in  fe  ri  or 

guii  ar 

Nouns. 

bass7  vi'  ol 

in'  fi  del 

un  be  Kev'  er 

trump'  et 

me  men'  to 

re  mem'  bran  cer 

Verse,  poetry. 

mi  as  ma 

ef  flu  vi  a 

dae'  tyl 

lex7  i  eon 

die  tion  a  ry 

ep  ie 

dis  burse'  ment 

ex  pend'  i  ture 

ee  logue 

in  vest  ment 

in  vest  i  ture 

g<?or  gie 

ex  emp  tion 

im  mu  ni  ty 

idyl 

dys  pep  sy 

in  di  ges'  tion 

lyr  ie 

re  tiae  tion 

re  eant  a  tion 

pe  an               ( 

es  tiange  ment 

al  ien  a  tion 

spon  dee 

im'  po  tence 

in  a  bil  i  ty 

tro  -ehee 

m*  \as  ure  ment 

men  su.ra  tion 

.  stan  za 

in  ter  diet 

pro  hi  bi"  tion 

.blank  verse 

a  nal'  o  gy 
e  bri  e  ty 

re  sem  blance 
drunk  en  ness 

rhyme 
sat  ire 

fi  del  i  ty 

fa^th  ful  ness 

i  am'  bie 

fra  ter  ni  ty 

brtfTH  er  hood 

pas'  tor  al 

hu  mil  i  ty 

hum  ble  ness 

*hoboy 

76                     TOWN'S 

SPELLING   BOOK. 

Verbs. 

Precious  Stones. 

ca  pitf  u  late 

sur  ren'  der 

ag  ate 

de  lib  er  ate 

con  sid  er 

ber  yl 

dis  crim  in  ate 

dis  tin7'  guish 

crys  tal 

dis  coun  te  nance 

dis  c0ur  age 

dia  mond 

hab  it  u  ate 

ac  cus  torn 

jew  el 

in  car  cer  ate 

im  pris  on 

ja  cinth 

com  mem  o  rate 

eel'  e  brate 

• 
jas  per 

re  cip  ro  cate 

in  ter  change 

o  nyx 

dis  en  tan"  gle 

ex'  tri  cate 

o  pal 

un  der  val  ue 

un  der  rate7 

ru  by 

de  pop'  u  late 

dis  peo7  pie 

sar  dine 

ex  on  er  ate 

dis  bur  den 

sap  phire 

pre  pon  der  ate 

out  -weigh' 

to  paz 

re  mu  ner  ate 

res'  om  pense 

Metals. 

spe  cif  i  cate 

spec  i  fy 

cop'  per 

mo  nop  o  lize 

en  gross' 

•eo  bait 

ag'  grand  ize 

dig7  ni  fy 

nick  el 

Nouns. 

Metals. 

a  lac'  ri  ty 

cheer  ful  ness 

bull'  ion 

al  le  gi  ance 

loy  al  ty 

bis  muth 

a  vid  i  ty 

ea  ger  ness 

i  ron 

hos  til  i  ty 

en  mi  ty 

pew  ter 

in  iq  ui  ty 

wick  ed  ness 

sil  ver 

pro  gen  i  tor 

an  ces  tor 

Fish. 

mon'  o  logue 

so  HI7  o  quy 

gram'  pus 

com  pe  tence 

suf  fi"  cien  cy 

her  ring 

u  til'  i  ty 

use'  ful  ness 

had  dock 

ca  lam  i  ty 

mis  for7  tune 

shin  er 

pos  ter  i  ty 

de  scend  ants 

mul  let 

re  cip  i  ent 

re  ceiv  er 

floun  der 

ur  ban  i  ty 

po  lite  ness 

barb  el 

co  ad  ju'  tor 

as  sist  ant 

pol  lock 

dis  so  lu  tion 

di   solv  ing 

saZm  8n 

res  ti  tu  tion 

re  stor  ing 

suck  er 

va  cu'  i  ty 

emp'  ti  ness 

stur  geSn 

mal  e  fae'  tor 

crim  i  nal 

h$l  i  but 

, 

TOWN'S 

SPELLING  BOOK. 

77 

Noulis. 

Diseases  of  Man. 

ad  u  la7  tion 

flat  ter  y 

a7gu« 

dim  i  nu  tion 

less  en  ing 

an  thrax 

cas7  u  al  ty 

as  ci  dent 

astA  ma 

hor  ti  eul  ture 

gar  den  ing 

bel  Ion 

or  a  to  ry 

el  o  quence 

«an  cer 

par  si  mo  ny 

spar  ing  ness 

eank  er 

mer  ce  na  ry 

hire  ling 

ehol  er  a 

in  sur  res7  tion 

se  di"  tion 

«ol  is 

in  san  ta  tion 

en  chant  ment 

fe  vers 

pro  Ion"  ga7  tion 

length7  en  ing 

chil  blain 

req  ui  si77  tion 

re  quir7  ing 

drop  sy 

ren  o  va  tion 

re  new  al 

grav  el 

.jes  ig  na  tion 

sub  mis  sion 

her  pea 

lim  it  a  tion 

re  strie  tion 

hick  up 

de  lir7  i  um 

de  range  ment 

hu  mor* 

ae'  «u  ra  cy 

pre  ci77  sion 

jaun  dice 

sep  a  ra  tist 

dis  sent  er 

mea  sles 

Adjjctives. 

quin'  sy 

ar  pro7  pri  ate 
*ii  mer  is  al 

pe  sul7  lar 
fan'  ci  ful 

rat  ties 
ssur  vy 

ef  fern  i  nate 

wo  man  ish 

ter  ters 

im  pet  u  ous 

vi  o  lent 

pleu  ri  sy 

in  vid  i  ous 

en  vi  ous 

ty  phus 

i  tin  er  ant 

trav  el  ing 

td  cers 

me  lo  di  ous 

mu  sis  al 

whit  low 

re  cip  ro  sal 

mu  tu  al 

«a  tarrA7 

eon  som  i  tant 

at  tend7  ing 

rick'  ets 

de  lee  ta  ble 

de  %At  ful 

phthis  is 

eom  menc  ing 

be  gin  ning 

Diseases  of 

in  sid  i  ous 

in  snar  ing 

beasts. 

eom  mo'  di  ous 

son  ven  lent 

found'  er 

op  pro  bri  ous 

re  proach  ful 

gland  ers 

pred'  a  to  ry 

plun'  der  ing 

mur  rain 

mis  er  a  ble 

un  hap'  py 

spav  in 

pro  sa7  ri  ous 

un  cer  tain 

an7  ti  sor 

e  lab  o  rate 

la7  bor  ed 

stag  gers 

, 

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78  TOWN'S    SPELLING   BOOK. 


THE    TOY    BRIG. 

James.  Where  have  you  been,  Charles,  and  where 
did  you  get  this  nice  ship  ? 

Charles.    I  have  been  all  the  way  to  John  Boon's. 

James.  But  why  did  you  not  call  me  ?  I  should 
like  to  have  gone. 

Cliarles.  The  fact  was,  James,  I  went  to  see  if  John 
had  made  this  ship.  He  told  me  he  would  make  me  one, 
but  I  was  not  sure  when  it  would  be-done ;  and  as  I  meant 
to  give  it  to  you,  I  did  not  wish  you  to  see  it  till  then. , 

James.  Thank  you,  dear  Charles ;  how  kind  it  was 
in  you  to  think  of  me ;  and  what  a  fine  ship  this  is !  But 
who  is  John  Boon  ? 

Charles.  Oh,  he  is  a  son  of  George  Boon,  the  boat- 
man, who  is  sick,  and  quite  poor.  All  they  have  to  live 
on,  is  what  John  earns.  He  is  not  fit  for  hard  work,  but 
he  makes  all  sorts  of  nice,  neat  things,  and  rich  folks  buy 
them  to  help  him,  for  he  is  a  good  boy. 

James.  Oh,  I  should  like  to  see  some  of  the  toys  he 
makes.  May  be  I  should  buy  some  thing  of  him. 

Charles.  He  will  be  glad  to  have  you,  for  he  has  a 
fine  lot  of  toys  on  hand.  But  to  my  mind,  the  tilings  he 
makes  best  are  boats  and  ships,  and  he  rigs  them  all  in 
fine  style. 

James.  We  will  give  him  a  call  in  a  day  or  two.  But 
what  do  you  mean  by  " rigs  them?" 

Charles.  To  rig  a  ship  is  to  put  up  the  masts,  and 
ropes,  and  sails.  You  see  here  are  two  masts,  so  this  is 
a  brig. 

James.    Is  she  a  brig,  Charles  ? 

Charles.  Yes ;  but  not  a  brig  of  war ;  she  has  no 
guns,  or  port  holes  to  fire  from.  But  she  is  of  a  good  size 
and  shape,  and  I  hope  will  sail  well. 

James.  I  hope  so,  too.  We  will  take  her  down  to 
the  beach  with  us,  Charles. 

Charles.  That  is  just  what  made  me  in  such  haste  ; 
for  my  aunt  said  we  might  spend  the  rest  of  the  day  on 
the  beach. 


TOWN'S  SPELLING  BOOK.  79 


James.  What  a  fine  time  we  shall  have !  As  we  go, 
we  can  sail  our  brig  in  the  streams  by  the  way. 

Charles.  But  we  must  first  launch  her  from  the  shore, 
as  they  do  the  ships  built  in  a  ship  yard. 

James.  "  Launch  her"  Charles !  What  do  you  mean 
by  that  ? 

Charles.  I  can  tell  you  what  a  launch  is,  for  I  have 
seen  one,  and  a  fine  sight  it  was.  A  ship,  though  it  sails 
on  the  sea,  is  built  on  the  land ;  and  a  launch,  is  when 
they  let  her  slide  down  from  the  place  where  she  was 
built,  to  float  on  the  sea. 

James.  Oh,  I  know  now  what  you  mean ;  but  let  us 
first  think  of  a  name  for  her. 

Charles.  Yes ;  but  do  not  fix  on  a  hard  name,  as  if 
she  was  a  brig  of  war  ;  she  is  not  to  fight,  you  know. 

James.  Then  if  she  is  to  be  a  ship  of  peace,  we  will 
call  her  "  The  Friends." 

Charles.  That  will  be  a  good  name,  and  John  can 
paint  it  on  her  stern. 

Jam.es.     Can  John  paint  names,  too  ? 

Charles.  Oh,  yes,  quite  well ;  he  paints  names  on  all 
the  ships  he  makes.  He  paints  his  toys,  too,  and  they 
look  fine,  you  may  be  sure.  I  wish  you  could  see  them. 
He  has  men,  girls,  boys,  dolls,  and  all  such  things. 

James.  I  should  not  think  a  boy  like  him  could  make 
such  things.  But  will  there  be  time  for  him  to  put  the 
name  on  my  brig  ?  I  must  go  home  soon,  you  know. 

Charles.  Oh,  he  can  paint  it  in  half  an  hour,  and  it 
will  soon  dry.  I  will  get  him  to  do  it  in  good  style  for 
you. 

James.  Thank  you,  Charles.  I  shall  think  much  ol 
my  ship  for  your  sake.  When  I  am  at  home  it  will  make 
me  think  of  you,  and  how  kind  you  were  to  me,  when  I 
I  look  at  my  ship. 

Charles.  And  I  shall  think  of  you,  James,  when  you 
I  are  gone.  I  hope  we  shall  be  friends  as  long  as  we  live 

James.     Oh,  I  am  sure  we  shall,  Charles. 


'  80                               TOWN  S    SPELLING   BOOK. 

8 

ECTION    XVI. 

Miscellaneous. 

cu7  €um  stance 

•eon  di"  tion 

state 

be  nev'  o  lence 

char/  i  ty 

15ve 

ex  pe  di  ent 

sm't  a  ble 

fit 

•eon  sum  ma'  tion 

«om  pie'  tion 

end 

eom  pe  ti"  tion 

ri'  val  ry 

strife 

op  er  a  tion 

a  gen  cy 

w5rk 

ob  li  ga  tion 

-eon  tra^t  . 

bond 

ma  lev7  o  lence 

en  mi  ty 

spite 

in  ves  ti  gate 

S€ru  ti  nize 

search 

ex  hil  a  rate 

en  hV  em 

cheer 

mag  nif  i  cent 

ma  jes  tie 

grand 

dex  ter  i  ty 

ex  pert  ness 

skill 

ad'  ver  sa  ry 

en7  e  my 

foe 

ig  no  min  y 

in  fa  my 

shame 

ep  i  derm'  is 

•eu  ti  ele 

skin 

un  der  stand  ing 

in  tel  leet 

mind 

de  bil'  i  tate 

e  nerv*>  ate 

weak'  en 

ex  ten  u  ate 

pal'  li  ate 

less  en 

ob  strep  er  ous 

€lam  or  ous 

nois  y 

e  pit  o  me 

a  bricZg'  ment 

ab  stract 

ex  te  ri  or 

ex  tern  ol 

out  ward 

e  lu  ci  date 

il  lus  trate 

ex  plam' 

hab  it  a'  tion 

re/  i  dence 

a  bode 

•eon'  tu  me  ly 

in  so  lence 

re  proach 

an  i  mad  vert 

«rit  i  cise 

cen7  sure 

ex  on'  er  ate 

dis  bui/  den 

un  load' 

ex  term  in  ate 

ex  tir  pate 

de  stroy 

su  per  flu  ous 

re  dun  dant 

use'  less 

oe  eu  pa'  tion 

em  ploy  ment 

bus  i  ness 

laz  a  ret  to 

hos  pi  tal 

pest  house 

re  verb'  er  ate 

re  eeh  o 

re  sound 

o  be  di  ent 

sub  mis  sive 

du'  ti  ful 

„  al  ter  «a'  tion 

€on  ten  tion 

dis  pute' 

il  lus'  tri  ous 

em7  i  nent 

famous 

in  noe  u  ous 

in  no  cent 

harm  less 

TOWN'S   SPELLING  BOOK 

81 

SECTION    XVII. 

Miscellaneous. 

Civil  and  Military 

'         Officers 

an  tag7  o  nist 

ad'  ver  sa  ry 

a  me  na  ble 

an  swer  a  ble 

ward'  en 

epon  ta  ne  ous 

vol  un  ta  ry 

seal  er 

a  nom  a  lous 

ir  reg'  u  Iar 

eap  tain 

e  eon  o  my 

fru  gal  i  ty 

eol  o  nel 

in  e  bri  ate 

in  tox  i  eate 

eon  sul 

ob  liv  i  on 

for  get  ful  ness 

dau  phin 

per  pet  u  al 

eon  tin  u  al 

en  si^n 

pri  mor  di  al 

o  rig  in  al 

en  voy 

ev'  i  dent  ly 

ob'  vi  ous  ly 

jus  tice 

the  ol'  o  gy 

di  vin'  i  ty 

ma  jor 

va'  ri  e  gate 

di  vers  i  fy 

may  or 

non  en7  ti  ty 

nen  ex  istf  ence 

mar  quis 

pro  pens  i  ty 

in  elin  a  tion 

ser  geant 

ny  poth  e  sis 

sup  po  si"  tion 

sher  iff 

tau  tol  o  gy 

rep  e  ti"  tion 

vice  roy 

u  biq'  ui  ty 

om  m  pres'  ejice 

vis'  eount* 

eon  ster  na'  tion 

as  ton'  ish  ment 

es  quire7 

con  va  les  cent 

re  eov  er  ing 

Ecclesiastical. 

der  e  lie  tion 

'  a  ban  don  ment 

bish'  op 

ex  e  ge  sis 

ex  pla  na'  tion 

eu  rate 

rem  i  nis  cence 

ree  ol  lee  tion 

vie  ar 

dis  erep'  an  cy 

dis  a  gree  ment 

dea  eon 

at  tent  ive  ly 

diF  i  gent  ly 

el  der 

mod/  er  ate  ly 

tern  per  ate  ly 

ex  areh 

ex  €uV  a  ble 

par  don  a  ble 

prel  ate 

eom  bust  i  ble 

in  flam'  ma  ble 

pri  mate 

dis  eon  nee'  tion 

sep  a  ra;  tion 

ree  tor 

fa  mil'  iar  ize 

ha  bit/  u  ate 

doe  tor 

in  ad  e  quate 

in  suf  fi"  cient 

prz'est 

in  ae  eu  rate 

er  ro;  ne  ous 

leg  ate 

ered'  it  a  ble 

rep'  u  ta  ble 

dean 

mal  e  die7  tion 

ex  e  era'  tion 

preach  er 

em  bold7  en  e& 

en  eour7  a  g0d 

ex  areh'  ate 

per  plex  i  ty 

em  bar  pass  merit 

*  VI'  kount: 

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des'  pi  ea  ble 
pre  pos7  ter  ous 
eon  mis  er  ate 
eon  gru  i  ty 
an  te  ee7  dent 
en  co'  mi  um 
for  tu  i  tons 
ce  ler  i  ty 
e  quiv  o  «al 
pro  pin  qui  ty 
eon  see'  ta  ry 
ex  or  bi  tant 
ex  u  ber  ant 
fe  lie  i  ty 
cir  eum  stan'  tial 
im  par7  tial  fy 
in  stru  mentf  al 


Miscellaneous. 

eon  tempt'  i  ble 
ir  ra  tion  al 
•com  pas  sion  ate 
eon  sist  en  ey 
an  te  ri  or 
pan  e  gyr7  ie 
ae  ci  dent  al 
ye  loe'  i  ty 
am  big  u  ous* 
prox  im  i  ty 
cor7  ol  la  ry 
ex  trav7  a 
lux  u  ri  ant 
be  at  i  tude 
par  tie  u  lar 
eq7  ui  ta  bly 
eon  du7  eive 


mean 
ab  surd7 

pit'y 

fit  ness 
pri  or 
eu  lo  gy 
•eas  u  al 
swift  ness 
douJt  ful 
near  ness 
de  duex  tion 
ex  ees  sive 
a  bund  ant 
hap7  pi  ness 
mi  nute7 
just7  ly 
aid  ing 


THE    PLAYTHINGS. 

1.  "0!  mother,  here  's  the  very  top, 

That  brother  used  to  spin, 
The  vase  with  seeds,  I  *ve  seen  him  drop 
To  call  our  robin  in; 

2.  "The  line  that  held  his  pretty  kite, 

His  bow,  his  cup,  his  ball, 
The  slate  on  which  he  learned  to  write, 
His  feather,  cap,  and  all/' 

8.  "My  dear,  I'd  put  the  things  away, 

Just  where  they  were  before, — 
Go,  Anna,  take  him  out  to  play, 
And  shut  the  closet  door." 

4.     Sweet  innocent!   he  little  thinks, 

The  slightest  thought  expressed, 
Of  him  that 's  dead, — how  deep  it  sinks 
Within  a  mother's  breast. 


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'S   SPELLING   BOOK. 

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Miscellaneous. 

pro  fi"  cien  cy 

ad  vance'  ment 

prog'  ress 

eoin  pul  so  ry 

eom  pel  ling 

for  cing 

ad  ven  ture  s&me 

haz'  ard  ous 

dar  ing 

de  mon  stra  tive 

eon  elu'  sive 

cer  tain 

es  tab  lish  ed 

eon  firm  e&  . 

fix  ed 

un  ctr  eum  speet 

in  e&u  tious 

heed  less 

e  vent  u  ate 

term'  in  ate 

is  sue 

eon  term  in  ous 

bord  er  ing 

touch  ing 

con  tu  ma  cious 

ob  sti  nate 

per  verse' 

sus  ten  ta  tion 

mam  te  nance 

sup  por,t 

dis  po  si"  tion 

ar  range'  ment 

meth'  od 

des  pe  ra  tion 

hope'  less  ness 

de  spazV 

en  ter  tarn  ment 

a  muse'  ment 

treat'  ment 

eom  pat7  i  bis 

eon  sist  ent 

fit  ting 

eon  sum  ma'  tion 

eom  pie"  tion 

end  ing 

par  tic'  i  pant 

par  tak  er 

shar  er 

in  elin  a'  tion 

tend'  en  cy 

lean  ing 

de  vel'  op  ment 

dis  elos'  ure 

un  fold'  ing 

dis  eon  so  late 

de  jeet  ed 

eftm'  fort  less 

as  ton  ish  ment 

a  maze  ment 

eon  fu'  sion 

de  ci  pher  ed 

ex  plain  ed 

un  fold  ed 

eom  pre  hen'  sive 

ea  pa  cious 

ex  tens  ive 

per'  emp  to  ry 

ab'  so  lute 

pos'  i  tive 

sane  ti  mo  ny 

de  vout'  ness 

ho  li  ness 

su  per  vi'  sor 

o  ver  seei/ 

in  speet'  or 

en  er  get  ie 

vig'  or  ous 

for7  ci  ble 

in'  do  lent  ly 

slug  gish  ly 

la  zi  ly 

mol  est  a'  tion* 

an  noy'  ance 

dis  turly  ance 

neg'  li  gent  ly 

heed7  less  ly 

re  miss  ly 

ob  seu  ra'  tion 

ob  seiir'  ing 

dark'  en  ing 

ob'  sti  nate  ly 

stub'  born  ly 

will  ful  ly 

o  ver  ml'  ing 

eon  trol'  ling 

di  reet7  ing 

pas  siv'  i  ty 

pas  sive  ness 

sub  mis  sion 

pit'  i  fill  ness 

ten  der  ness 

eom  pas  sion 

in  ad'  e  quate 

in  eom  plete' 

de  feet  ive 

in  an  i  mate 

spir7  it  less 

hi  aet  ive 

i  84                               TOWN'S  SPELLING  BOOK. 

Miscellaneous. 

e  mol'  li  ent 

le'  ni  ent 

soft'  en  ing 

ef  fr5nt  er  y 

im  pu  dence 

sau  ci  ness 

per  cip  i  ent 

per  cep'  tive 

per  cezY  mg 

un  der  tak7  in 

ad  vent  ure 

en'  ter  prise 

re  sid7  u  um 

re  mam  der 

res  i  dra 

nee'  es  sa  ry 

es  sen  tial 

req  ui  site 

ti  mid7  i  ty 

cow'  ard  ice 

fear  ful  ness 

con  sec  u  live 

sue  ceed  ing* 

fol  low  ing 

in  cip  i  ent 

be  gin  ning 

«om  men?  ing 

in  ad  vert7  ence 

neg7  li  gence 

o'  ver  si^7it 

im  pris7  0n  ment 

eon  fine7  ment 

re  stramtf 

im  mae  u  late 

un  de  f  Jl  ed 

spot'  less 

im  per  a  tive 

im  pe'  ri  ous 

com  mand'  ing 

cfr  eura  fer  ence 

pe  riph  e  ry 

pe  rim  e  ter 

i  ras  ci  ble 

ir  ri  ta  ble 

pas'  sion  ate 

in  firm  I  ty 

weak  ness 

dis  ease' 

re  sus  ci  tate 

re  viV  i  fy 

re  vive 

cer  e  mo'  ni  ous 

form'al 

Buildings. 

•eon  ti  gu  i  ty 

«on  taet 

ai/  se  nal 

e  -eo  nom  le  al 

fru  gal 

hos  pi  tal 

in  di  vid  u  al 

sin  gle 

mu  se'  um 

plu  vi  am  e  ter 

m'n  gage 

meet7  ing  house 

pn  mo  ge  ni  al 

first  born 

nun  ne  ry 

ty  per  bo  re  arx 

norai  ern 

syn  a  gogue 

an  i  mos  i  ty 

ha  tred 

the  a  ter 

o  le  ag  in  ous 

oily 

€a*  the'  dral 

per  spi  «u  i  ty 

elear  ness 

paa  the  on 

sub  i  ta  ne  ous 

sud  den 

ro  tun  da 

su  per  cil  i  ous 

hau^A  ty 

state7  prison 

sub  sid;  i  a  ry 

azd  ing 

Quadrupeds. 

di  lap  i  da  ted 

de  say7  ed 

ieh  neu'  mon 

hi  e  ro  glyph7  ie 

em7  blem 

o  pos  sum 

hi  fat  u  a  tion 

fol  ly 

kan77  ga  roo' 

im7  po  tent  ly 

weak  ly 

•eha  me'  le  on 

ex  pe'  di  en  cy 

fit  ness 

zo  oph  a  gan 

in  ten  tion  al  ly 

de  si^n'  e,d  ly 

ar  ma  dil7  lo 

TOWN' 

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SECTION    XVIII. 

Miscellaneous. 

in  seru'  ta  ble 

un  search'  a  ble 

hid7  den 

de  fin  i  tive 

de  term  in  ate 

fi  nal 

vil7  lain  ous  ly 

in7  fa  mous  ly 

base  ly 

eom  pla7  cen  cy 

ap  pro  ba7  tion 

pleas  ure 

pro  m\il  ga7  tion 

pub  li  ea  tion 

no  tice 

eon  tern  pla  tion 

med  i  ta  tion 

stud  y 

eor  re  spond  ent 

an7  s&er  a  ble 

suit  ed 

pune7  tu  al  ly 

seru  pu  lous  ly 

ex  aet7  ly 

in  au  spi"  cious 

un  for7  tu  nate 

un  luck  y 

at  tent7  ive  ly 

dil7  i  gent  ly 

eare7  ful  ly 

dee  la  ra7  tion 

af  firm  a7  tion 

as  ser7  tion 

dis  re  speet  ful 

ir  rev7  er  ent 

un  civ  il 

de  spite7  ful  ly 

ma  li/7  cious  ly 

seorn7  ful  ly 

cir  eum  yen7  tion 

im  po  si"  tion 

de  cep'  tion 

a  muse7  ment 

ree  re  a  tion 

di  ver  sion 

di  vers  i  ty 

dif  '  fer  ence 

un  like  ness 

dis  fig'  ure  ment 

de  form7  i  ty 

de  face7  ment 

af  fee  tion  ate  ly 

ten7  der  ly 

Kv7  ing  ly 

dis  a  gree7  a  ble 

un  pleas7  ant 

of  fens7  ive 

dis  sat  is  fae7  tion 

dis  eon  tent7 

dis  like7 

eom  mis  er  a  tion 

eom  pas7  sion 

pit'y 

eom  pli  ment7  a  ry 

o  blig  ing 

civ  il 

•eon  spie7  u  ous  ly 

o7  pen  ly 

plain  ly 

cir  -eum  rof  ta  ry 

re  volv7  ing 

turn  ing 

de  term  in  a7  tion 

de  cis  ion 

pur  pose 

de  bil  i  ta  tion 

fee7  ble  ness 

weak  ness 

del  e  te7  ri  ous 

de  struet7  ive 

dead  ly 

•eon  tu  me  li  ous 

re  proach  ful 

a  bus7  ive 

de  rog7  a  to  ry 

de  traet  ing 

de  grad  ing 

vol  a  til7  i  ty 

live7  li  ness 

lev7  i  ty 

in  ju'  ri  ous  ly 

hurt  ful  ly 

wrong  ful  ly 

so  lie  i  tude 

anx  i7  e  ty 

earn  est  ness 

so  lie  it  a7  tion 

sup  pli  -ea7  tion 

en  treat7  y 

ae  ri  mo7  ni  ous 

eor  ro7  sive 

sharp 

eon  tra  diet  o  ry 

in  eon  sist7  ent 

•eon7  tra  ry 

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Miscellaneous. 

Great  Circles  on 

e  qui  lib'  ri  um 
as  si  du  i  ty 

e'  qui  poise 
dil  i  gence 

the  Globe. 

e  qua7  tor 

het7  e  ro  dox  y 
dis  sat  is  fas'  to  ry 
flex  i  biT  i  ty 
in  ter  mu  ta7  tion 

her  e  sy 
dis  pleas7  ing 
pli7  an'cy 
in  ter  change 

ho  ri  zon 
e  slip  tie 
€0  lures' 
me  rid'  i  an 

re  pu  di  a  tion 

re  jes7  tion 

Smaller  Circles. 

el  e  ment7  a  ry 

pri'  ma  ry   - 

trop'  iss 

in  u  til  i  ty 

use  less  ness 

po  lar- 

in  ter  lo  eu7  tion 

di  a  logue 

cir  sles 

dis  rep7  u  ta  ble 

dis  grace7  ful 

Planets. 

dis  Aon  or  a  ble 

re  proach  ful 

Mei7*  €u  ry 

dis  con  tin7  u  ance 

ces  sa  tion 

Ve  mis 

dis  a  gree  a  bly 

un  pleas  ant  ly 

Earth 

sub  or  din  a'  tion 

sub  jes  tion 

Mars 

cir  -eum  am'  bi  ent 

sur  round  ing 

Ju'  pi  ter 

son  fra  ter  ni  ty 

broTH'  er  hood 

Sat  urn 

•eom  mu  ni  sa7  tion 

in'  ter  course 

Her'  schel 

a  bom'  in  a  ble 

de  test'  a  ble 

Nep  tune 

vo  -eab  u  la  ry 

dis7  tion  a  ry 

•/^ 
in  ter  po  si"  tion 

t> 
in  ter  ven7  tion 

Asteroids. 

in  ter  pret  a  tion 

ex  pla  na  tion 

Ce'  res 

in  sin  cer'  i  ty 

de  cez't7  ful  ness 

Pallas 

in  bar  mo  ni  ous 

un  mu  sis  al 

Ju  no 

in  hu  man  i  ty 

bar  bar  i  ty 

Ves  ta 

in  sar  cer  a'  tion 

im  pris  on  ment 

Protections  in 

in  fer  til'  i  ty 

un  frm't  ful  ness 

War. 

dis  sim  u  la7  tion 

hy  pos  ri  sy 

shield 

dis  in  gen'  u  ous 

il  lib  er  al 

buck7  ler 

dis  -erim  in  a'  tion 

dis  tin/7  guish  ing 

helm  et 

dis  ap  pro  ba  tion 

dis  ap  prov7  ing 

•eui  rass' 

in  trin''  sis  al  ly 

in  tern'  al  ly 

re  dout 

in  va  ri  a  ble 

un  change  a  ble 

stock  ade 

in  vid  i  ous  ly 

en'  vi  ous  ly 

foi'  tress 

su  per  in  tend7  ence 

su  per  vis'  ion 

•eas  tie 

ma  te'  ri  al  ly 

es  sen'  tial  ly 

bas  tion 

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Miscellaneous. 

-eon  sid'  er  ate  ly      pru'  dent  ly 
eon  so  ci  a'  tion         com  pan'  ion  ship 
eon  du  pli  ca  tiou     d0ub'  ling 
con  de  scend'  ing  ly  court  e  ous  ly 
de  fam'  a  to  ry          ca  lum  ni  ous 
in  flam  ma  to  ry        in  flam  ing 
in  ju  di"  cious  ly       un  wise  ly 
in  suf  fi"  cien  ey 
in  ere  du  li  ty 
im  ma  tu  ri  ty 
im  pen'  i  tent  ly 
im  per  ti  nent  ly 


im  pro'pri'  e  ty 
il  las'  tri  ous  ly 
im  a£  in  a  ry 
in  ci  dent/  al  ly 


de  fi"  cien  cy 
un  be  lief 
un  ripe'  ness 
ob'  du  rate  ly 
of  fi"  cious  ly 
un  su^t  a  ble  ness 
•eon  spic  u  ous  ly 
vis'  ion  a  ry 
u  al  ly 


•/  •/ 

in  au  spi"  cious  ly    un  fa'  vor  a  bly 


Bays. 

Baf '  fin's 
Ben  gal 
Bis  cay 
Cam  petfch'  y 
Ches'  a  peake 
Del  a  ware 
Fun  dy 
Hud  son's 
Mo  bile' 

Seas. 

A'  zoph 
Bal  ti<5 
Black 
Chi7  na 
Cas  pi  an 
I  rish 
Mar  mo'  ra 


he  red'  it  a  ry 
ob  lit  er  a'  tion 
pre  or  di  na  tion 
pre  oe  eu  pa  tion 
pre  pos'  ter  ous  ly 
pro  eras  ti  na  ting 
prof  it  a  ble  ness 
prob  lem  at/  ic  al 
prog  nos'  tic  a  ting 
su  per  im  pend'  ing 
sup  pie  nient/  a  ry 
un  al'  ter  a  ble 
tu  mult  u  a  ry 
vo  lup  tu  ous  ly 
in  vol  un  ta  ri  ly 
in  bar  mo'  ni  ous  ly 
in  sig  nif  i  can  cy 
im  mu  ta  bil'  i  ty 
im  prob  a  bil  i  ty 


pat  ri  mo'  ni  al 
ef  face'  ment 
fore  or  dam'  ing 
pre  pos  ses  sion 
ab  surd'  ly 
de  lay  ing 
gam'  ful  ness 
ques  tion  a  ble 
fore  show'  ing 
o  ver  hang'  kg 
ad  di"  tion  al 
un  change  a  ble 
dis  or  der  ly 
lux  u  ri  ous  ly 
un  will  ing  ly 
dis  cord  ant  ly 
un  im  port'  ance 
un  change'  a  ble 
un  like  li  hood 


North 
Yel'  low 

White 

Gulfs. 

Both'  ni  a 
Cal  i  for'  ni  a 
Fin'  land 
Ge  no'  a 
Mex1  i  co 
Per  si  an 
St.  Law'  rence 
Si'  am 
Ta  ran'  to 
Ven7  ice 

Channels* 

Brit7  ish 
Bris  tol 

ness  St.  George's 
Mo  zam 


88 

TOWN'S   SPELLING   BOOK. 

SECTION    XIX. 

DEFINING    BY    PHRASES. 

a  stray 

out  of  the  right  way 

Cities  of  Europe. 

a  wait 

to  wait  for 

Ath'  ens 

be  siege 

to  lay  siege  to 

Ber  lin 

be  ware 

to  be  cautious 

Bor  deaux'* 

cha  grin 

state  of  ill-humor 

Brus'  sels 

•eos'  tume 

manner  of  dress 

Ca  diz 

dis  grace' 

state  of  shame 

Cra  sow 

ex  cept 

to  take  out 

Cork 

ex  treme 

the  utmost  limit 

Dub  lin 

forth  with 

without  delay 

Drcs  den 

suf  fice 

to  be  enough 

Ed  in  burg 

well'  bred 

polite  in  manners 

Glas  gow  * 

ba  sis 

the  foundation 

Han  o  ver 

bev  y 

a  flock  of  birds 

Ham  burg 

bra  zen. 

made  of  brass 

Lftn  dSn 

clazm  ant 

one  who  claims 

Li*  bon 

earth'  e& 

made  of  earth 

Liv7  er  pool 

fu  tare 

time  to  come 

Ly  ons 

gut  ter 

passage  for  water 

Mad  rid 

long  iiig 

earnest  desire 

Mos  cow 

que  rist 

one  who  inquires 

Na  pies 

qu$r  ry 

a  stone  mine 

Par  is,  or  f 

rep  tile 

a  creeping  animal 

Prague 

ship  wreck 

loss  of  a  ship 

Rome 

spSng  y 

soft  and  porous 

Rou  en  J 

treas  ure 

wealth  laid  up 

Stock  holm 

ves  per 

the  evening  star 

St.  Petersburg 

up  land 

high  land 

Tou  Ion7  § 

wick  et 

a  small  gate 

Yen'  ice 

war  like 

adapted  to  war 

Vi  en'  na 

wf  rd  robe 

a  place  for  apparel 

Ve  ro  na 

watch  man 

a  night  guard 

War7  saw 

war  fare 

service  in  war 

Wit  ten  burg 

w8r  TEy 

having  merit 

*Bord<y      tPft're 

helm 

rudder  of  a  ship 

1  Koo'  en      §  Too  Ion' 

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Verbs. 

Words  of  opposite  meaning. 

as  pire' 

to  aim  at 

lav'  ish 

f  ru'  gal 

ab  scind 

to  cut  off 

pa  tient 

fret  ful 

ar  rive 

to  come  to 

pub  lie 

pri  vate 

as  sent 

to  agree  to 

sum  mer 

win  ter 

an  nex 

to  join  to 

sim  pie 

som  plex 

be  set 

to  hem  in 

si  lent 

nois  y 

be  take 

to  resort  to 

slack  eu 

quick  en 

dejest 

to  cast  down 

up  per 

un  der 

1   de  -eant 

to  pour  off 

wis  dom 

folly 

e  mit 

to  send  out 

ze  nith 

na  dir 

ex  scind 

to  cut  off 

ad  vance' 

re  treat' 

e  rase 

to  blot  out 

a  dopt 

re  jest 

ex  slaim 

to  cry  out 

a  bove 

be  low 

ex  pel 

to  drive  out 

a  fore 

a  baft 

ef  face 

to  blot  out 

af  firm 

deny 

re  lapse 

to  slide  back 

be  fore 

be  hind 

re  cede 

to  move  back 

de  grade 

ex  alt 

in  jest' 

to  cast  in 

di  reef 

in  verse' 

se  lest 

to  pick  out 

di  verge 

son  verge 

in  sert 

to  set  in 

dis  sent 

son  sent 

af  fix 

to  fix  to 

en  samp 

de  samp 

de  duce 

to  draw  from 

in  duce 

e  duce 

de  volve 

to  roll  down 

in  -crease 

de  srease 

de  trast 

to  take  from 

in  hale 

ex  hale 

dis  burse 

to  pay  out 

in  spire 

ex  pire 

ex  empt 

to  free  from 

di  vine 

hu'  man 

ex  punge 

to  blot  out 

.pro  fane 

sa  sred 

in  flist 

to  lay  on 

as  cend 

de  scend 

re  vert 

to  turn  back 

ar  rive 

de  part 

re  dress 

to  set  right 

in  volve 

e  volve 

re  serve 

to  keep  back 

in  -elude 

ex  elude 

re  store 

to  give  back 

a  bridge 

en  large 

re  sline 

to  lean  back 

en  list 

dis  band 

pre  cede 

to  go  before 

lim'  pid 

turb'  id 

se  elude 

to  shut  out 

tor  rid 

frig  id 

seuf  fle 

to  struggle  with 

ere  ate' 

de  stroy' 

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TOWN'S   SPELLING 

BOOK. 

Verbs 

and  Nouns. 

Words  of  opposite  meaning. 

ab  gcond' 

to  hide  from 

ab'  sent 

pre^  ent 

as  perse 

to  cast  censure 

cheer  ful 

so  ber 

con  volve 

to  roll  together 

cen  ter 

sur  face 

con  voke 

to  call  together 

dam  age 

prof  it 

de  rive 

to  deduce,  or  draw  from 

d0ub  le 

sin"  gle 

en  twine 

to  twist  around 

eld  est 

young  est 

im  bib'e 

to  drink  in 

free  dom 

slav  er  y 

im  pinge 

to  dash  against 

for  mer 

lat  ter 

pro  pel 

to  drive  forward 

feel  ing 

num5  ness 

re  buff 

to  beat  back 

hiTH  er 

THITH  er 

sub  scribe 

to  write  under 

home  ly 

hanc?  some 

pros'  trate 

to  lay  flat 

holy 

sin  ful 

ef  fuse' 

to  pour  out 

hilly 

lev  el 

ex  alt 

to  lift  high 

im  port 

ex  port 

ex  act 

to  demand 

in  let 

out  let 

ex  peet 

to  look  for 

in  cfone 

out  lay 

ex  trude 

to  thrust  out 

mi  ser 

spend  thrift 

blub'  ber 

whale  fat 

mat'  ter 

spir  it 

cof  fer 

a  money  chest 

ma  jor 

mi  nor 

du  el 

a  fight  between  two  persons. 

nim  ble 

slum  sy 

ex  cise' 

a  duty  on  goods 

o  pen 

clos  e& 

grav'  el 

coarse  sand 

15ve  ly 

hate  ful 

glim  mer 

a  faint  light 

%At  en 

loos  en 

idol 

a  heathen  god 

black  en 

whit  en 

im  post 

a  duty  on  goods 

quick  en 

slack  en 

mon  soons'' 

trade  winds 

fMen 

ris  en 

si'  phon 

a  bent  tube 

short  en 

length  en 

skfrm  ish 

a  slight  fight 

stop  page 

pas  sage 

tal  on 

a  bird's  claw 

skit  tish 

gen  tie 

dis  tinet' 

different  from 

truly 

false  ly 

era  vat 

a  neck  cloth 

a  like' 

un  like' 

ex  tant 

in  being 

im  press 

ex  press 

al'  ley 

a  narrow  way 

in'  gress 

e'  gress 

se  quel 

a  succeeding  part 

in  ject' 

e  ject' 

mis  date' 

a  wrong  date 

in'  ward 

out'  ward 

lub'  ber 

a  clumsy  fellow 

for  ward 

back  ward  i 

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91 

SECTION    XX. 

Nouns. 

Names  of  Towns. 

cray'  on 

a  colored  mineral 

Aus'  tin 

•eon  -elave 

a  close  assembly 

An  son 

grap  nel 

a  small  anchor 

Alfred 

libel 

a  defamatory  writing 

Am  herst 

mad  der 
pend  ant 

a  plant  used  for  dyeing 
a  jewel  at  the  ear 

Bea  ver  * 
Chel  sea 

pil  grim 

a  wandering  traveler 

Court  land 

rid  dance 

a  clearing  away 

Cats  kiU 

soph  ism 

a  fallacious  argument 

Car  lisle7 

treat  ise 

a  written  discourse 

Deer7  field 

sehoon  er 

a  vessel  with  two  masts 

Pun  kirk 

jeo  man 

a  common  man 

En  field 

tor  rent 

a  rapid  stream 

Fair  field 

rou  tine' 

a  round  of  business 

Fish  kill 

per7  uke 

a  cap  of  false  hair 

Free  hold 

pla  toon' 

a  small  body  of  soldiers 

Gwil  ford 

shal  loon' 

a  slight  woolen  stuff 

Green7  bush 

ax7  iom 

a  self  evident  truth 

Hous  ton 

am  nes  ty 

a  general  pardon 

Had  dam 

fel  on  y 

a  capital  crime 

Mil  burn 

li  bra  ry 

a  collection  of  books 

Men  don 

lot  ter  y 

a  scheme  for  prizes 

Mead  ville 

man  u  al 

a  small  book 

Or  leans 

meeh  an  ist 

a  maker  of  machines 

Pau  let 

sar  do  nyx 

a  precious  stone 

Pom  fret 

preo  e  dent 

a  foregoing  example 

Pots  dam 

shrub  ber  y 

a  collection  of  shrubs 

Platts  burg 

in  ti  mate 

a  familiar  friend 

Rum  ford 

sen  ti  nel 

a  soldier  on  guard 

Swe  den 

stan  na  ry 

a  tin  mme 

Thet  ford 

si  roe'  -eo 

a  noxious  weed 

Taun  ton 

pe  num  bra 

a  faint  shade 

Tol  land 

do  mes  tie 

a  house  servant 

Wind  ham 

tor  na  do 

a  violent  wind 

Prince  ton 

silk7  mer  cer 

a  dealer  in  silks 

Suf  field 

92                            TOWN'S   SPELLING  BOOK. 

Verbs. 

Names  of  Rivers. 

trans  fix' 

to  pierce  through 

Bro^d 

am7  pu  tate 

to  cut  off  a  limb 

Black 

an  ti  quate 

to  make  obsolete 

Clinch 

au  thor  ize 

to  give  authority 

Clark's 

bar  bar  ize 

to  render  barbarous 

Dan 

^an  cer  ate 

to  become  a  cancer 

Duck 

•ean  non  ade 

to  attack  with  cannon 

Flint 

co  hab'  it 

to  dwell  together 

Fox 

eon"  gre  gate 

to  collect  together 

Green 

«on  ju  gate 

to  inflect  a  verb 

James 

^oun  ter  aetf 

to  act  contrary  to 

Neuse 

dis7  lo  «ate 

to  put  out  of  joint 

Trent 

mil  li  fy 

to  render  void 

Pearl 

per  se  «ute 

to  pursue  with  malice 

Red 

pu  tre  fy 

to  make  putrid 

Rock 

rar  e  fy 

to  make  thin 

Salt 

en  er  gize 

to  give  energy  to 

Tar 

ex  -eul'  pate 

to  clear  from  fault 

Whito 

in  earn  ate 

to  clothe  with  flesh 

York 

lit/  i  gate 

to  contest  by  law 

Ya  zoo7 

ree  ti  fy 

to  make  right 

Hud7  son 

sim  pli  fy 

to  make  plain 

Mo  h^wk 

tyr  an  nize 

to  act  the  tyrant 

On  ion 

ver  si  fy 

to  make  verses 

Sa  eo 

vit  ri  fy 

to  turn  to  glass 

Ash  ley 

viv  i  fy 
leg  is  late 

to  make  alive 
to  enact  laws 

Coop  er 
Yadkin 

trans  fig'  ure 

to  change  the  form 

Sa  bine' 

•eom  min"  gle 

to  mix  together 

San  tee 

im  pan  nel 

to  enroll  a  jury 

Pe  dee 

em  bow  er 

to  shelter  with  trees 

Mo  bile 

nom  in  ate 

to  propose  by  name 

Mau  mee 

in  te  grate 

to  make  entire 

Hu7  ron 

in  ter  line' 

to  write  between 

Wa  bash 

in  tro  duce 

to  bring  into  notice 

Ohi'o 

in  tro  vert 

to  turn  inward 

Ro  an  oke' 

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Miscellaneous. 

Rivers. 

ad  mis'  sion 

leave  to  enter 

Ar  kan'  sas 

ad  June  tion 

a  joining 

Ca  t?iw  ba 

af  fliet  ive 

giving  pain 

Ca  haw  ba 

af  fu  sion 

a  pouring  upon 

Mis  sou  ri 

a  fore  time 

in  time  past 

Mus  king  um 

ap  pend  age 

an  addition 

Os  we  go 

arch  bish  op 

a  chief  bishop 

Oe  mulg  ee 

se  ces  sion 

a  withdrawing 

0  gee  chee 

a  dop  tion 

act  of  adopting 

Pe  nob  scot 

ad  ven  ture 

to  try  a  chance 

Po  to  mac 

al'  li  gate 

to  tie  together 

Paw  tux  et 

an  ee  dote 

a  short  story 

Pas  sa  ie 

an  thra  cite 

a  sort  of  coal 

Pa  tux  ent 

as  cen'  sion 

act  of  rising 

St.  Law  rence 

ear  nel  ian 

a  precious  stone 

Sa  van  nah 

am/  bus  eade 

a  lying  in  wait 

Sa  til  la 

cir  eum  fuse' 

to  spread  around 

Sci  o  to 

re  ad  mitf 

to  admit  again 

Del'  a  ware 

eo  er'  cion 

restraint  by  force 

Cum  ber  land 

€0  10S  SUS 

a  huge  statue 

Nan  ti  eoke 

eom  min"  gle 

to  mix  together 

Mer  ri  mack 

eon  junet  ure 

a  critical  time 

Prov  i  dence 

eon'  tra  band 

illegal  trade 

Rar  i  tan 

co  nun'  drum 

a  sort  of  riddle 

Sar  a  nae 

eon  vie  tion 

a  proving  guilty 

Yel  low  stone 

eon'  ver  sant 

familiar  with 

Chick  o  pee' 

eor  ree'  tion 

act  of  correcting 

Con  ga  ree 

eoun'  ter  pane 

cover  of  a  bed 

Gen  e  see 

de  eri'  al 

a  crying  down 

Ten  nes  see 

glut7  ton  y 

excess  in  eating 

Wa  ter  ee 

her  o  ine 

a  female  hero 

11  li  nois 

inae  €0  boy 

a  kind  of  snuff 

Gas  eon  ade 

mac  ro  eosm 

the  great  world 

Ken  tuck'  y 

mi  ero  eosm 

the  little  world    • 

Tom  big  bee 

mas  si  eot 

oxyd  of  lead 

San  dus  ky 

per  cent'  um 

„  by  the  hundred 

G 

Ken  ne  bee' 

94                             TOWN'S    SPELLING   BOOK 

• 

Miscellaneous. 

Parts  of  animal 

bodies. 

as  cer  tain 

to  find  out 

in  ter  rupt 

to  break  in 

ank'  le 

des'  ig  nate 

to  point  out 

bo  som 

mod  u  late 

to  vary  sounds 

bow  els 

hes  i  tate 

to  be  in  doubt 

el  bow 

mac  er  ate 

to  make  lean 

eye  lid 

es  ti  mate 

to  set  value  on 

fore  head 

ob  so  lete 

out  of  use 

glot  tis 

per  fo  rate 

to  bore  through 

giz  zard 

ex  <ea  vate 

to  dig  out 

gul  let 

ra  di  ate 

to  emit  rays 

fin"  ger 

in  di  -eate 

to  point  out 

in  step 

em  a  nate 

to  issue  from 

kid  ney 

su  per  vene 

to  come  upon 

&nuck  le 

in  ter  vene 

to  come  between 

lar  ynx 

de  pre"  ciate 

to  lose  in  value 

liv  er 

big'  ot  ry 

blind  zeal 

hars  let 

av7  e  nue 

a  narrow  entrance 

mid'  riff 

-eon  se  quence 

what  follows 

mem  brane 

post  u  late 

an  assumed  position 

mus  cle 

vir  u  lent 

very  poisonous 

nos  tril 

lin  i  ment 

soft  ointment 

pal  ate 

or  tho  dox 

sound  in  faith 

pel  vis 

pel  li  ele 

a  thin  skin 

pu  pil 

form  u  la 

a  given  form 

showl  der 

sal  a  ry 

stated  hire 

stom  ach 

pan  o  ply 

full  armor 

ten  don 

gal  ax  y 

the  milky  way 

ud  der 

prec  i  pice. 

a  steep  descent 

ar  te  ry 

per  di'  tion 

utter  ruin 

«u  ti  cle 

pi  men  to 

allspice 

ae  ci  put 

plum  ba  go 

black  lead 

«ra  ni  um 

mis  no  mer 

a  misnaming 

&nee  pan 

te  na  cious 

holding  fast 

back  bone 

in  cum  bent 

lying  on 

wind  pipe 

im  put  ing 

charging  to 

fore  arm 

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SECTION    XXI. 

Verbs. 

e  van'  gel  ize  to  instruct  in  the  gospel 

ex  pos  tu  late  to  reason  earnestly 

re  tal  i  ate  to  render  like  for  like 

ex  ag  ger  ate  to  enlarge  beyond  truth 

a  nal  o  gize  to  explain  by  analogy 

as  sim  i  late  to  make  or  to  grow  like 

as  sev  er  ate  to  affirm  positively 

€0  op  er  ate  to  labor  for  the  same  end 

per  pet  u  ate  to  make  perpetual 

a  pos  ta  tize  to  forsake  one's  profession 

a  pol  o  gize  to  plead  ftr,  or  to  excuse 

fa  cil  i  tate  to  make  easy  or  easier 

ex  em  pli  fy  to  illustrate  by  example 

in  dem  ni  fy  to  save  harmless  from  loss 

ne  ces  si  tate  to  make  necessary 

ma  trie  u  late  to  admit  to  membership 

lux  u'  ri  ate  to  grow  to  excess 

phi  los  o  phize  to  reason  as  a  philosopher 

pre  med  i  tate  to  consider  beforehand 

ex  pee  to  rate  to  discharge  from  the  lungs 

im  mor  tal  ke  to  make  immortal,  undying 

in  fu  ri  ate  to  enrage,  or  make  mad 

im  par  a  dise  to  make  very  happy 

mo  nop  o  lize  to  engross,  or  purchase  iiie  whole 

ehar'  ae  ter  ize  to  give  character  to 

nat  u  ral  ize  to  adopt  as  a  native  citizen 

vol  a  til  ize  to  render  or  make  volatile 

na  tion  al  ize  to  make  national 

o  rig7  in  ate  to  produce  what  is  new 

re  ex  am7  ine  to  examine  a  second  time 

re  es  tab  lish  to  establish  again 

do  mes'  tie  ate  to  tame  or  make  tame 

ar  tie  u  late  to  speak  distinctly 

pre  sig  ni  fy  to  signify  beforehand 

pre  typ  i  fy  to  show  before  by  figure 


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Miscellaneous.                                  Names  of  Towns. 

€0  €00n' 

the  silk  worm's  ball 

Bath 

1   mat7  ron 

an  elderly  lady 

Keene 

«an  o  py 

a  covering  overhead 

Lynn 

«om  e  dy 

a  dramatic  composition 

Lyme 

des  pot  ism 

absolute  power 

Rome 

horn  i  cide 

a  man-slayer 

Troy 

leth  ar  gy 

morbid  drowsiness 

Ware 

bin  na  «le 

a  ship's  compass  box 

Wells 

par  a  gon 

a  perfect  model  * 

York 

prof  li  gate 

extremely  vicious 

Bel7  fast 

priv  i  lege 

peculiar  benefit   . 

Bur  ton 

in  ter  im 

in  the  mean  time 

Ben  son 

ob  lo  quy 

censorious  speech 

Bed  ford 

ru  di  ment 

first  principle 

Clin  ton 

soph  1st  ry 

false  reasoning 

Cam  den 

sym  me  try 

due  proportion 

Can  ton 

us  u  ry 

unlawful  interest 

Dan  by 

gyp7  se  ous 

relating  to  gypsum 

Der'  by 

su  i  cide 

self  murder 

Delhi 

pest  i  lence 

an  infectious  disease 

Day  ton 

ath  lei/  ie 

strong  and  vigorous 

East  on 

ea  lor  ie 

the  matter  of  heat    . 

Elk  ton 

eo  e  val 

of  the  same  age 

Gro  ton 

dra  mat  ie 

pertaining  to  the  drama 

Frank  lin 

e  mo  tion 

a  moving  of  the  mind 

Am  boy 

mo  ment  um 

force  of  motion 

Ath  ens 

arm  ip  o  tent 

powerful  in  arms 

Li  ma 

ex  pe  ri  ence 

practical  knowledge 

Ma  ^on 

pre  rog  a  tive 

exclusive  privilege 

New  ton 

no  to  ri  ous 

publicly  known 

Nor  folk 

phe  nom  e  non 

something  remarkable 

New  bern 

gaud7  i  ness 

tinsel  appearance 

Natch  es 

pan  o  ra'  ma 

a  view  on  all  sides 

Quin  cy 

met  a  phys  ies 

the  science  of  mind 

Spar  ta 

mau  so  le  um 

a  magnificent  tomb 

Len  ox 

l,aud'  a  to  ry 

containing  praise 

Mon  roe' 

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SECTION    XXII. 

Miscellaneous.                                       Words  contrasted. 

an  no  ta'  tion 

an  explanatory  note 

buy 

sell 

ad  o  ra  tion 

divine  worship 

boy 

g*rl 

as  pi  ra  tion 

an  ardent  wish 

bless 

curse 

at  test  a  tion 

official  testimony 

best 

wSrst 

sub  ju  ga  tion 

act  of  subduing 

black 

white 

suf  fo  ca  tion 

the  act  of  choking 

bone 

flesh 

syn  ^o  pa  tion 

contraction  of  a  word 

COOl 

warm 

.an  ti  sep  tie 

opposing  putrefaction 

cold 

hot 

art  i  fi  '  cial 

made  by  art 

come 

go 

the  o  ret  ie 

pertaining  to  theory 

coarse 

fine 

met  a  phor  ie 

expressing  similitude 

cheap 

dear 

me  te  or  ie 

pertaining  to  meteors 

day 

mghi 

an  thol'  o  gy 

a  discourse  on  flowers 

dry 

wet 

an  tip  a  thy 

natural  aversion 

east 

west 

as  sas  sin  ate 

to  murder  secretly 

far 

near 

an  ni  hi  late 

to  reduce  to  nothing 

fair 

foul 

as  sev'  er  ate 

to  affirm  positively 

fat 

lean 

se  cu  ri  ty 

a  state  of  safety 

false 

true 

sex  en  ni  al 

once  in  six  years 

first 

last 

so  bri  e  ty 

habitual  temperance 

find 

lose 

so  lem  ni  ty 

steady  seriousness 

friend 

foe 

so  lid  i  fy 

to  make  solid 

great 

sin^ll 

sym  met  ric  al 

proportional  in  its  parts 

good 

bad 

syn  on  y  mous 

the  same  in  meaning 

hard 

soft 

mer  cu  ri  al 

relating  to  mercury 

loigh 

low 

mis  an  thro  py 

hatred  of  mankind 

\ie\gki 

depth 

m  scur  ril  i  ty 

low,  abusive  language 

hill 

vale 

gud'  it  o  ry 

an  assembly  of  hearers 

in 

out 

bal  ne  a  ry 

a  bathing  room 

joy 

grief 

stat  u  a  ry 

art  of  carving 

long 

short 

ste  re  o  type 

immovable  type 

loss 

gam 

stim  u  la  tive 

tending  to  excite 

love 

hate 

tern  po  ra  ry 

continuing  for  a  time 

laugh 

cry 

tern  per  a  ment 

constitution  of  body 

bough- 

sold 

su  per  a  bound' 

to  be  very  abundant 

give 

take 

6 

««—  «^-,  ' 

98 


TOWN'S  SPELLING  BOOK. 


hy  poth'  e  sis 
mil  len  ni  um 
noe  tarn  bu  list 
som  nam  bu  list 
ca  par  i  son 
bi  og  ra  phy 
dox  ol  o  gy 
in  gre  di  ent 
so  lil  o  quy 
phi  lol  o  gy 
zo  og  ra  phy 
tau  tol  p  gy 
cri  te  ri  on 
au  torn  a  ton 
tra  di"  tion 
vice  ge  rent 
em  po  ri  um 


Nouns. 

a  theory  or  system  assumed 

a  period  of  a  thousand  years 

a  person  who  walks  in  the  night 

a  person  who  walks  in  sleep 

a  superb  dress  for  a  horse 

a  history  of  a  person's  life 

a  hymn,  or  form  of  praise  to  God 

a  part  of  any  compound 

a  discourse  to  one's  self 

a  critical  knowledge  of  words 

a  description  of  animals 

a  repetition  of  the  same  words 

a  standard  by  which  to  judge 

a  self-moving  machine 

a  transmission  from  father  to  son 

an  officer  acting  for  another 

a  place  of  merchandize 


a'  vi  a  ry  a  place  in  which  birds  are  kept 

em  is  sa  ry  a  spy,  or  one  sent  on  some  mission 

pros  e  lyte  a  convert  to  some  new  opinion 

ap  o  plex  y  a  disorder  that  affects  the  brain 

&u  to  graph  a  writing  by  one's  own  hand 

pla  gi  a  ry  a  theft  in  literature 

cer  e  mo  ny  a  form  of  civility,  or  outward  rite 

al  le  go  ry  a  figurative  discourse 

an  ti  christ  a  person  who  is  opposed  to  Christ 

rep  ro  bate  a  person  abandoned  to  sin 

in  ven  to  ry  a  list  of  goods  or  articles 

a  er  o  n&ut  a  person  who  sails  through  the  air 

syn  o  nym  a  word  of  the  same  meaning 

cav  al  cade  a  procession  on  horseback 

•car  i  ca  tore  a  ludicrous  representation 

di  lem'  ma  a  doubtful  or  difficult  choice 

dys  pep  sy  a  difficulty  of  digestion 

di  plo  ma  a  deed  of  privilege 

syn'  a  gpgue  a  Jewish  house  of  worship 





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Miscellaneous. 

al  lu'  vi  on  soil  deposited  by  water 

af  fi  da'  vit  a  declaration  under  oath 

ef7  fi  ca  cy  power  to  produce  effects 

hab  it  a  ble  that  may  be  inhabited 

sa  gac'  i  ty  acuteness  of  discernment 

su  per  la  tive  in  the  highest  degree 
sus  cep  ti  ble        *     capable  of  receiving 

ver  bos  i  ty  superabundance  of  words 

-ea  tas  tro  phe  an  unfortunate  conclusion 

am  phib  i  ous  living  in  two  elements 

«as'  u  al  ty  an  unforeseen  event 

or  thog7  ra  phy  the  art  of  spelling  correctly 

cho  rog  ra  phy  the  art  of  drawing  maps 

<eol  lo  qui  al  relating  to  conversation 

eon  cep  ta  ele  that  which  contains 

€on  nu  bi  al  pertaining  to  marriage 

e  con  o  my  frugal  management 


•eon  tig7  u  ous  meeting  so  as  to  touch 

mis7  eel  la  ny  a  variety  of  subjects 

pat  ri  mo  ny  an  estate  inherited 

or  tho  e  py  correct  pronunciation 

mem  o  ra  ble  worthy  of  being  remembered 

u  nan'  i  mous  being  of  one  mind 

bel  lig  er  ent  carrying  on  open  war 

cen  trif  u  gal  flying  off  from  the  center 

phi  Ian 'thro  py  the  love  of  mankind 

phi  los  o  phy  the  love  of  wisdom,  knowledge 

eol  le  gi  ate  relating  to  a  college 

ma  ter  ni  ty  the  relation  of  a  mother 

mu  nic  i  pal  belonging  to  a  corporation 

per  en  ni  al  lasting  through  the  year 

me  trop  o  lis  the  chief  city  of  a  country 

ty  pog  ra  phy  the  art  of  printing  from  types 

mo  not  o  ny  uniformity  of  sound 

or7  tho  dox  y  soundness  of  doctrine 

in  flu  en7  tial  exerting  influence 


100  TOWN'S    SPELLING   BOOK, 


THE    LITTLE    ROBIN. 

1.  LOOK,  Mary,  how  that  pretty  little  robin  comes  j 
and  perches  near  the  window !     It  does  not  seem  at  all 
afraid  of  us,  though  we  are  so  near  it.     Poor  robin, 
what  is  it  you  want  ? 

2.  Is  there  no  fruit  in  the  hedges  ?    and  have  you 
come  for  a  few  crums  of  bread  from  us  ?     I  am  sure 
you  shall  have  them.     Go  into  the  kitchen,  Mary,  and 
ask  for  some  crums. 

3.  Now  then,  here  it  comes ;  see  how  it  picks  up  the 
crums,  and  turns  its  little  head  about  every  minute,  to 
watch  if  any  body  is  coming  to  hurt  it. 

4.  Do  not  be  afraid,  little  robin,  we  will  not  hurt  you; 
we  should  be  very  sorry,  I  am  sure,  to  hurt  a  pretty 
little  harmless  bird.     We  like  too  well  to  see  you  come 
and  eat  the  crums  of  bread. 

5.  Now  then,  it  has  had  enough,  and  is  hopping  away. 
There  it  goes.     It  has  perched  upon  a  tree,  and  is  going 
to  give  us  a  song.     Pretty  little  creature,  how  happy  it 
seems !     It  is  very  grateful  for  its  good  meal. 

6.  There  is  no  bird  so  tame  as  a  robin;    all  other 
birds  fly  away  the  moment  we  come  near  them,  as  if  they 
were  afraid  we  should  do  them  harm  ;  but  the  little  robin 
seems  to  say,  "  I  am  only  a  little  harmless  bird ;  surely 
you  will  not  be  so  cruel  as  to  harm  me  ;  for  I  only  want 
a  few  crums  of  bread,  and  in  return  I  will  give  you  one 

I  of  my  best  songs/' 

•7.  It  is  very  pleasant  to  have  the  robin  stay  and  sing 
to  us  in  winter,  when  all  the  other  birds  have  left  us  ; 
and  we  may  surely  give  him  a  piece  of  bread  in  return j 
for  his  pretty  song. 

8.  I  am  glad  to  see  you,  my  dear  little  robin, 
You  put  me  in  mind  of  warm  weather ; 
I  '11  open  the  window,  and  hope  you  will  hop. in, 
And  then  we  can  both  live  together. 


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PETER    AND    HIS    FATHER. 

1.  ONE  day  in  the  month  of  March,  when  the  sun 
shone  very  bright,  and  it  was  quite  warm,  Mr.  Shaw  was 
walking  in  the  door-yard,  and  his  little  son  Peter  came  to 
him. 

2.  Now  Peter  loved  his  father  very  much,  because  he 
was  so  kind  to  tell  him  what  he  had  a  desire  to  know. 
Peter,  my  son,  said  Mr.  Shaw,  when  it  is  noon,  the  sun  is 
exactly  south. 

3.  It  is  March  now,  and  in  March,  the  sun  rises  exactly 
in  the  east,  and  sets  exactly  in  the  west.     Now  tell  me, 
said  Mr.  Shaw,  which  way  is  north. 

4.  Peter  thought  a  little,  and  pointing  where  the  sun 
rises,  said,  that  is  east.     Then  pointing  toward  the  sun 
said,  that  is  south,  father,  if  it  is  just  noon.     Then  point- 
ing where  the  sun  would  set,  said,  that  is  west ;  and  north 
must  be  just  opposite  to  the  sun  at  noon. 

5.  You  are  right,  said  Mr.  Shaw.     Now  Peter,  if  you 
should  go  west  far  enough,  you  would  come  to  the  great 
Pacific  Ocean.     Now,  you  may  always  know  which  way 
to  look  for  the  Pacific  Ocean. 

6.  If  you  should  go  east,  you  would  come  to  the  Atlan- 
tic Ocean,     If  you  should  go  e$st,  across  the  Atlantic 
Ocean,  you  would  come  to  Europe.     Just  south  of  Europe  j 
lies  Africa,  and  east  of  Europe,  is  Asia. 

7.  But  if  you  should  go  west,  across  the  Pacific  Ocean 
you  would  come  to  Asia,  just  as  well  as  to  go  east.     This  j 
could  not  be  unless  the  earth  was  round  like  your  ball. 

8.  If  you  should  go  south,  you  would  come  to  South  j 
America.     Now,  said  Mr.   Shaw  to  Peter,  point  your ! 
finger  toward  Europe,  Asia,  Africa,  South  America,  the  j 
Pacific  Ocean  and  the  Atlantic  Ocean. 

9.  Peter  had  been  so  careful  to  hear  all  his  father  had 
said,  that  he  could  point  his  finger  exactly  toward  each 
one. 


102 


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SECTION    XXIII. 

DEFINING   BY   CAPTIONS. 

The  Noun  wWi  its  cwresponding  Adjective. 

In  most  cases,  the  pupil  will  know  the  meaning  of  the  several 
nouns  standing  opposite  their  adjectives. 

The  adjectives,  in  each  first  column,  are  defined  by  repeating 
the  words  at  the  head  of  the  columns,  with  the  primitive  word  in 
the  second  column,  standing  opposite  to  its  adjective.  Thus,  over 
formic  stands  "pertaining  or  belonging  to ;"  then  formic  is  defin- 
ed by  saying  "  pertaining  to  ants"  So  dorsal,  "pertaining  to  the 
back." 


Pertaining  or  belonging  to 

for7  mis       ants 
ur  sine        bears 
fe  line         cats 
•eows 
dogs 
fox  es 
life 


Pertaining  or  belonging  to 


vac  cine 
•ea  nine 
vuT  pine 
vi  tal 
mar  tial 
ho  ral 
floral 
bes  tial 
pre  dal 
ni  trous 
na  val 
vi  nous 
mu  ral 
bru  mal 
din  is 
ducal 
men  sal 
do  tal 
lo  cal 
filial 

fis  Cl 


war 
Aours 
flow  ers 
beasts 
prey 
ni  ter 


wine 
walls 
win  ter 
a  bed 
a  duke 
a  ta  ble 
a  dow  er 
a  place 
a  son 
a  treas  ur  y 


dor'  sal 
na  tal 
pe  dal 
him  bar 
cen  tral 
po  lar 
spi  nal 
fr5nt  al 
ver  nal 
ma  lar 
men  tal 
lu  nar 
nerv  ous 
na  sal 
cost  al 
so  lar 
stel  lar 
dent  al 
ve  nous 
ma  ri'ne' 
ter  rene 
ru'  ral 
lin"  gual 
fo  cal 


the  back 
the  birth 
the  foot 
the  loins 
the  cen  ter 
the  poles 
the  spine 
the  frSnt 
the  spring 
the  cheek 
the  mind 
the  moon 
the  nerves 
the  nose 
the  ribs 
the  sun 
the  stars 
the  teeth 
the  veins 
the  sea 
the  earth 
the  €0un  try 
the  tongue 
the  fo  cus 


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BOOK.                             103 

Repeat  the  caption 
it  defines  its  opposite 

with  any  word  in  the  second  column,  and 
wortf  in  the  first  column.     Thus,  blamdeUj  ' 

without  blame. 

Without 

Countries  of  Europe. 

blame'  less 

blame 

Aus'  tri  a 

brain  less 

sense 

Ba  den 

beard  less 

beard 

Ba  va'  ri  a 

«loud  less 

elouds 

Bo  he  mi  a 

eye  less 
faith  less 

eyes 
faith 

Bel7  gi  um 
Den  mark 

friend  less 
fault  less 
fear  less 

friend* 
faults 
fear 

Eng  land 
Flan  ders 
France 

grace  less 
guilt  less 
gwile  less 
hope  less 

grace 
guilt  \ 
guile 
hope 

Ger'  ma  ny 
Greece 
Han'  o  ver 
Hoi  land 

heed'  less 
harm  less 

«are 
harm 

Hun'  ga  ry 
Ire  land 

help  less 
juice  less 
life  less 
leaf  less 

help 
juice 
life 
leaves 

Italy 
Lap  land 
Nor  way 
Po  land 

law  less 
noise  less 

law 
noise 

Port  u  gal 
Prus  si  a  * 

rest  less 
•  sight  less 
shame  less 

rest 
flight 
shame 

Rus  si  a  f 

Sax  o  ny 
Scot  land 

stain  less 
sleep  less 
sense  less 

stains 
.sleep 
sense 

Spain 
Swe'  den 
Switz  er  land 

tooth  less 
tear  less 

teeth 
tears 

Tur  key 
Wales 

taste  less 
end  less 
joy  less 

taste 
end 
J0/ 

Wir  tern  burg 

*Proo/  she  a,  or  Prush'  e  a 
t  Roo'  she  a,  or  Rush7  e  a 

104 


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SECTION    XXIV. 

Repeat  the  caption  heading  the  columns,  with  any  word  in  the 
second  column  of  the  couplets,  and  it  defines  its  opposite  word  in 
the  first  column.  Thus,  blackish,  somewhat  black. 

Somewhat  A  little,  or  a  small 

black' ish  black  bid' let  ball 

cool  ish  cool  fil  let  band 

dusk  ish  dusk  glob  ule  globe 

damp  ish  damp  gran  ule  gram 

faint  ish  faint  hill  ock  Sill 

green  ish  green  po  ny  horse 

gray  ish  gray  pul  ly  wheel 

new  ish  new  pup  pet  doll 

old  ish  old  pen  non  flag 

pal  ish  pale  pal  let  bed 

round  ish  round  peb  ble  stone 

small  ish  small  run  let  cask 

salt  ish  salt  ring  let  ring 


sour'  ish 
sick  ish 
soft  ish 
sweet  ish 
wet  tish 
whit  ish 

Like  a 
boy7  ish 
child  ish 
colt  ish 
girl  ish 
wolf  ish 
fool  ish 
mul  ish 
fop  pish 
brut  ish 
clown  ish 
&nav  ish 
slut  tish 


sour 

sick 

soft 

sweet 

wet 

white 

boy 

child 

colt 

gM 

wolf 

fool 

mule 

fop 

brute 

clown 

inave 

slut 


rip'  pie 
mor  sel 
satch  el 
stream  let 
lami  kin 
duck  ling 
leaf  let 
bil  let 
ham  let 
is  let* 
pon  iard 
pus  tule 
par  eel 
round  let 
tab  let 
tur  ret 
vi  al 
cask  et 

*Ilet 


wave 
piece 
bag 
stream 


duck 
leaf 
let'  ter 
vil  lage 
isl  and  f 
dag  ger 
pirn  pie 
bun  die 
cir  cle 
t-a  ble 
tow  er 
bot  tie 
box 

f  1  land 


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105 

Pertaining  or  relating  to 

Consisting  of 

ce  ta'  ceous 

whales 

a7  que  ous 

wa7  ter 

di  urn  al 

day 

vit  re  ous 

glass 

noe  turn  al 

wght 

fer  re  ous 

i  ron 

lash'  ry  mal 

tears 

seo  ri  ous 

dross 

sac  er  do'  tal 

pnests 

pul  ver  ous 

dust 

tern7  po  ral 

time 

ig  ne  ous 

fire 

;  lae  te  al 

milk 

fi  brous 

fi  bers 

fo  ren'  sie 

eo^rts 

pi  lous 

hair 

i  Ifo!'  ne  al 

a  bath 

sa  line' 

salt 

eor  o  nal 

a  -erown 

me  tal7  lie 

met  al 

|  fes  ti  val 

a  feast 

ma  te  ri  al 

mat  ter 

lin  e  ar 

a  line 

san77  guin7  e  ous 

blood 

ma  ter7  nal 

a  rnoTH  er 

wool7  y 

wool 

:  pa  ter  nal 

a  fa  Tiler 

spi  nous 

thorns 

bib7  lie  al 

the  bi  ble 

grass  y 

grass 

cer  e  bral 

the  bram 

turf  y 

turfs 

eor  po  ral 

the  bod  y 

earth  y 

earth 

eler'  ie  al 

the  eler  gy 

Resembling 

!  dig  it  al 

the  fin"  ger 

ser7  rate 

a  s&w 

la  bi  al 

the  lips 

glo  bous 

a  globe 

lat  er  al 

the  side 

milk  y 

milk 

pee  to  ral 

the  breast 

o  val 

an  egg 

1  gut  tur  al 

the  throat 

spi  ral 

a  serew 

hu  mer  al 

the  show!  der 

*gla  cious 

ice 

'  max  il  lar 

the  jaw  bone 

os  se  ous 

bone 

fern  i  nine 

fe'  males 

neb  u  lous 

a  eloud 

;  in  fant  ine 

in  fants 

u  ve  ous 

grapes 

ce  les7  tial 

heav  en 

niv  e  ous 

snow 

jhe  ro  i-e 

he  roes 

an  nu  lar 

a  ring 

of  fi77  cial 

of  fice 

stel  late 

a  star 

fra  ter  nal 

broTH  ers 

tu  bu  lar 

a  tube 

;  nu  mer  re 

num  ber 

ret  i  eule 

a  net 

;  hi  ber  nal 

win  ter 

eir  eu  lar 

a  &?  -ele 

oph  thai  mie 

the  eye 

ser  pen  tin^ 

a  serpent 

pop7  u  lar 

pe0  pie 

eap  il  la  ky 

a  hair 

se  pul'  ehral 
i 

bur  i  al 

fi  la7  coous 

threads 

106                          TOWN'S    SPELLING   BOOK. 

SECTION 

XXV. 

Repeat  the  caption  with  any  word  in  the  second  column,  and 

it  defines  its  opposite  word  in  the 

first  column  ; 

thus,  delusive, 

having  a  tendency  to  deceive. 

Having  a  tendency  to 

Implie 

s 

de  lu7  sive            de  ceive7 

a  vawnt 

be  gone7 

dis  sua  sive          dis  suade 

a  foot 

on  foot 

dif  fu  sive            dif  fuse 

a  bed 

in  bed 

de  press  ive         de  press 

a  drift 

a  float 

de  struct  ive        de  stroy 

a  'side 

a  part 

de  cep  tive           de  lude 

a  fresh 

a  new 

as  sua  sive           as  suage 

a  slope 

a  slant 

in  cens  ive           pro  voke 

a  thwart 

a  cross 

pro  mo  tive          ad  vance 

aloft" 

on  hi</A 

pre  vent  ive         pre  vent 

a  do 

bus'  tie 

con  sump  tive      -eon  sume 

a  shore 

on  shore7 

re  puls  ive           re  pel 

a  dieu 

fare  well 

il  lu  sive              mis  lead 

a  non 

quick7  ly 

eon  du'  eive         pro  mote7 

a  back7 

back7  ward 

cor  reet  ive          cor  reet 

a  head 

be  fore7 

a  mu  sive             a  muse 

ago 

past,  gone 

ad  van  cive          ad  vance 

a  live 

liv7  ing 

in  cen  tive            in  cite 

sal7  low 

yel  low 

sub  vers  ive         sub  vert 

vil  lous 

shag  gy 

Having  power  to 

li  mous 

slim  y 

ere  a'  tive            ere  ate7 

spi  ny 

thorn  y 

co  er  cive             co  erce 

se  tous 

bris  ily 

com  press  ive       com  press 

brld  al 

nup  tial 

ab  stract  ive         ab  stract 

mat  in 

morn  ing 

pro  due  tive         pro  duce 

lu  cid 

shin  ing 

at  tract  ive           at  tract 

aus  tral 

SOUTH  ern 

Able  to 

tac  it 

si  lent 

i   re  ten7  tive           re  tarn 

tep  id 

warm 

ef  feet  ive            ef  feet 

eal  lous 

hard 

in  vent  ive           in  vent 

gel  id 

cold 

per  cep  tive         per  cezve 

erim  sor 

red 

com  pul  sive        com  pel 

se  mle 

old 

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107 

SECTION    XXVI. 
Define  each  word  in  the  first  column  of  each 

couplet  hy  ioin- 

ing  that  may  or 

can  Z»e,  with  the  word    opposite;  thus,  audible, 

that  may  or  can 

be  tieard. 

That  may  or  can  be 

That  may  or  can  be 

£ud'  i  ble 

heard 

a  batf  a  ble 

a  bat'  ed 

flex  i  ble 

bent 

a  void  a  ble 

a  void  <^i 

feas  i  ble 

done 

ac  cess  i  ble 

ap  proach  ed 

leg  i  ble 

read 

ad  mis  si  ble 

ad  mit  ted 

leas  a  ble 

let 

com  press  i  ble 

com  press  ed 

pal  pa  ble 

felt 

cor  rupt  i  ble 

cor  rupt  ed 

pass  a  ble 

past 

con  cezv  a  ble 

con  ce'/v  ed 

pay  a  ble 

paz'd 

con  fin  a  ble 

con  fin  ed 

ten  a  ble 

held 

de  riv  a  ble 

de  riv  ed 

teach  a  ble 

taught 

de  sir  a  ble 

de  sir  ed 

vend  i  ble 

sold 

de  elm  a  ble 

de  elm  ed 

vis  i  ble 

seen 

de  due  i  ble 

in  fer  red 

bend  a  ble 

bent 

ex  cus  a  ble 

ex  ciis  ed 

eleav'  a  ble 

deft 

per  cep'  ti  ble 

per  ceiV  ed 

blam  a  ble 

blam  ed 

re  solv  a  ble 

re  solv  ed 

ed  i  ble 

eat  en 

re  fra  ga  ble 

re  fut  ed 

fus  i  ble 

melt  ed 

re  fran  gi  ble 

re  fract  ed 

ford  a  ble 

wad  ed 

re  vers  i  ble 

re  vers  ed 

fin  a  ble 

fin  ed 

re  sist  i  ble 

re  sist  ed 

gust  a  ble 

tast  ed 

re  miss  i  ble 

re  mit  ted 

mov  a  ble 

mov  ed 

re  mov  a  ble 

re  mov  ed 

mend  a  ble 

mend  ed 

ad'  mi  ra  ble 

ad  mir  ed 

laud  a  ble 

praz's  ed 

ap  pli  ca  ble 

ap  pli  ed 

rat  a  ble 

rat  ed 

com  pa  ra  ble 

com  par  ed 

sal  va  ble 

sav  ed 

g(5v  ern  a  ble 

gftv'  ern  ed 

tan  gi  ble 

touch  ed 

par  don  a  ble 

for  giv7  en 

tarn  a  ble 

tarn  ed 

rep  a  ra  ble 

re  paz'r  ed 

till  a  ble 

till  ed 

rev  o  ea  ble 

re  call  ed 

trace  a  ble 

trac  ed 

ex  pli  ea  ble 

ex  plam  ed 

cur  a  ble 

cur  ed 

su  per  a  ble 

o  ver  comef 

prov  a  ble 

prov  ed 

ex  port'  a  ble 

ex  port'  ed 

match  a  ble 

match  ed 

per  feet  i  ble 

per'  feet  ed 

108                             TOWN'S  SPELLING  BOOK. 

j 
Repeat  the  phrase,  that  cannot  be.  with  any  word  in  the  second 

column,  and  it  will  define  its  opposite  word  in 

the   first  column  ;  : 

thus,  indestructible,  that  cannot  be  destroyed. 

That  cannot  be 

Cities  and  Towns. 

in  de  struct7  i  ble          de  stro/  ed 

Bos'  ton 

in  com  mut  a  ble          ex  chang  ed 

Brook  lyn 

in  con  dens  a  ble          con  dens  ed 

Ban  gor 

in  con  ceiv  a  ble          con  ceiv  ed 

Bruns  wick 

in  con  ceal  a  ble           con  ceal  ed 

Bris  tol 

in  con  trol  la  ble          con  trol  led 

Con  cord 

in  con  test  a  ble           con  test  ed 

Charles  ton 

in  con  surn  a  ble          con  sum  ed 

Cleve  land 

in  con  sol  a  ble            com7  fort  ed 

Do  ver 

in  cor  rupt  i  ble            cor  rupt'  ed 

De  troit' 

in  de  feos  i  ble              de  feat  ed 

Frank7  fort 

in  ex  cit  a  ble               ex  cit  ed 

Hart  ford 

in  ob  serv  a  ble            ob  serv  ed 

Jack  son 

im  per  cep  ti  ble          per  ceiv  ed. 

New  port 

in  ac  cess7  i  ble            ap  proach'  ed 

Nash'  ville 

in  cor'  ri  gi  ble             cor  rect  ed 

New  York' 

in  ev  i  ta  ble                a  void  ed 

New7  burg 

in  nu  mer  a  ble            num'  ber  ed 

Port  land 

in  ap  pli  ca  ble             ap  pli'  ed 

Ports  mouth 

il  lev  i  a  ble                 lev'  i  ed 

Pitts  burg 

ir  rev  o  ca  ble              re  call'  ed 

Rich  mond 

in  ex  press'  i  ble           utf  ter  ed 

Rut  land 

in  ex  plor  a  ble            ex  plor7  ed 

Sa  lem 

im  meas7  ur  a  ble         raeas7  ur  ed 

Spring  field 

irn  prac  ti  ca  ble          per  form'  ed. 

Tren  ton 

in  dis  cern'  i  bid           dis  cern  ed 

Auburn 

in  di  gest  i  ble             di  gest  ed 

Hud  son 

in  di  vis  i  ble                di  vld  ed 

Low  ell 

in  disx  pu  ta  ble           dis  put  ed 

New  ark 

in  dis  pens7  a  ble          spar'  ed 

Cam  brirfga 

ir  re  sist  i  ble               re  sist7  ed 

Mar  shal 

ir  rep7  a  ra  ble              re  paired 

Mem  phis 

in  dis  so  lu  ble             dis  solv  ed 

Med  ford 

TOWN'S    SPELLING   BOOK. 

109 

SECTION    XXVII. 

*  The  first  part  of  each  word,  in  the  first  column,  tutr  » 
meaning  as  the  word  against  it  in  the  second  column ;  ^ 
repeating  the  word  or  words  standing  at  the  head  of  the  coumn, 
with  whatever  stands  in  the  second  column,  against  each  sue- ; 
ceeding  word,  defines  each  word  in  the  first  column.  Thus, 
Bearing  heads  the  first  column  ;  then,  to  define  armigerous,  say, 


bearing  arms  ;  fructiferous,  bearing  fruit. 

Bearing 

Producing 

ar  mig'  er  ous 

arms 

au  rif  er  ous 

gold 

eru  cif  er  ous 

cross 

eal  cif  er  ous 

lime 

frue  tif  er  ous 

fruit 

•eoneh  if  er  ous 

shells 

glan  dif  er  ous 

a'  -corns 

cul  mif  er  ous 

sta/ks 

la  nig  er  ous 

wool 

fo  lif  er  ous 

leaves 

nu  cif  er  ous 

nuts 

gem  mip  a  rous 

buds 

pal  mif  '  er  ous 

paZms 

mor  tif  er  ous 

death 

squa  mig  er  ous 

scales 

nu  bif  or  ous 

elouds 

pru  nif  er  ous 

plums 

o  vip  a  rous 

eggs 

Producing 

plnra  bif  er  ous 

lead 

cer  u  lif  is 

blue 

ro  rif  er  ous 

dew 

frig  o  rif  ie 

cold 

spi  nif  er  ous 

thorns 

sap  o  rif  ic 

taste 

sa  lif  er  ous 

salt 

lu  cif  er  ous 

lipAt 

ver  mip  a  rous 

wtfrms 

bulb  if  er  ous 

bulbs 

pest  if  er  ous 

plague 

som  nif  er  ous 

sleep 

ar  un  din'  e  ous 

reeds 

bae  cif  er  ous 

ber7  ries 

su-e  cif  er  ous 

sap 

fer  rif  er  ous 

i  ron 

•eor  ti  cif  er  ous 

bark 

mel  lif  er  ous 

hSn  ej 

sal  u  tif  er  ous 

health 

po  mif  er  ous 

ap  pies 

so  nif  er  ous 

sound 

flo  rif  er  ous 

flow  ers 

met  al  lif  er  ous 

met'  als 

la.u  rif  er  ous 

lau  rel 

hed  e  rif  er  ous 

i  vy 

Aerb  if  er  ous 

herbs 

nee  tar  if  er  ous 

ne€  tar 

os  sif  er  ous 

bones 

o  dor  if  er  ous 

o  dor 

oin  nif  er  ous 

all  kinds 

res  in  if  er  ous 

res  in 

H 

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I                                                                                            _  . 

Discoursing  of,  or  a  treatise  on 

Cloth. 

as  trog'  ra  phy 

stars 

bai-7  ra  can 

conch  ol  gy 

sheila 

cal  i  co 

den  drol  o  gy 

trees 

can  ne  quin 

hy  drol  o  gy 

water 

cas  si  mere 

eth  nol  o  gy 

nations 

cor  du  roy' 

fos  sil  o  gy 

fossils 

di'  a  per 

me  trol  o  gy 

measure 

dim  i  ty 

neu  rol  o  gy 

the  nerves  - 

huck  a  back 

pay  chol  o  gy 

the  soul 

tap  es  try 

phy  tol  o  gy 

plants 

taf  fe  ta 

phre  nol  o  gy 

the  brain 

ban  dan  a 

en  to  mol'  o  gy 

insects 

bom  ba  sin' 

et  y  mol  o  gy 

derivations 

al  a  mode 

gal  van  ol  o  gy 

galvanism 

Fortific  itions. 

gen  e  al  o  gy 

generations 

bar  ri  eacle' 

her  pe  tol  o  gy 

reptiles 

pal  i  s  ide 

ieh  thy  ol  o  gy 

fishes 

in  treEch'  ment   J 

min  er  al'  o  gy 

minerals 

her'  is  son 

or  ni  thol  o  gy 

fowls 

gar  ri  son 

os  te  ol  o  gy 

bones 

par  a  pet 

lex  i  col  o  gy 

words 

Weapons. 

pyr  e  tol  o  gy 

fevers 

blun'  der  buss 

u  ran  ol  o  gy 

heavens 

bay  o  net 

ver  me  ol  o  gy 

wSrms 

dam  ask  in 

me  te  or  ol'  o  gy 

meteors 

cim  i  ter 

phar  ma  col'  o  gy 

pharmacy 

jav  e  lin 

id  e  ol  o  gy 

ideas 

ra  pi  er 

( 

structure  of 

an  lace 

ge  ol'  o  gy 

the  earth  and 

Soldiers.                 j 

( 

its  minerals 

com'  pa  ny 

The  art  of  writing,  or 

engraving  on 

reg  i  ment 

chal  cog'  ra  phy 

brass 

sen  ti  nel 

li  thog  ra  phy 

stone 

cav  al  ry 

;      ste  log  ra  phy 

pillars 

in  fant  ry 

xy  log  ra  phy 

wood 

dra  goon7 

ce  rog  ra  phy 

wax 

light  horse 

i 

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111 

SECTION 

XXVIII. 

Having  the  form  of  a 

Vessels  and 

Quadrupeds. 

•cap7  ri  form           goat 

measures. 

bab  oon' 

1    cau  li  form             sta/k 

bush'  el 

bi  det 

j   cord  i  form            heart 

bar  rel 

bac?g'  er 

(   cru  ci  form            cross 

bot  tie 

bea  ver 

-eu  ni  form              weoge 

cru  et 

brock  et 

cym  bi  form          boat 

cast  er 

cam  el 

dent  i  form            tooth 

chal  dron 

-eas  tor 

i    en  si  form              sword 

fir  kin 

cat  tie 

i    gland  i  form          gland 

flag  on 

cham  ois 

!    lin"  gui  form          tongue 

punch  eon 

donk  ey 

I    lu  ni  form              moon 

pig  gin 

filly 

o  vi  form                egg 

pitch  er 

ga  zel' 

ret  i  form              net 

pot  tie 

genx  et 

\    scu  ti  form             shield 

gal  Ion 

gi  raffe' 

|    stel  li  form             star 

gob  let 

hetf  '  er 

fal  ci  form             sick  le 

hogs  head 

jack  al 

1   ca  pir  li  form        hair 

keelx  er 

jag  u  aY 

fis'  tu  li  form         pipe 

ket  tie 

loop7  ard 

oc  u  li  form           eye 

rund  let 

mam  moth 

seo  ri  form             dross 

skil  let 

mSnk  ey 

sco  pi  form            broom 

tank  ard 

pan  ther 

Eating  or  feeding  on 

turn  bier 

rac  coon7 

car  iuV  o  rous       flesh 

vi  al 

rem'  deer 

I    gra  niv  o  rous       gram 

cu  bit 

ze  bra 

Aerb  iv  o  rous        herbs 

fath  om 

Instruments 

j    os  siv  o  rous          bones 

fur  long 

of  music. 

i   sa,r  coph  a  gous     flesh 

Carriages. 

clar7  i  on 

,   ver  miv  o  rous       w<5rms 

bug1  gy 

flag  eo  let 

i   bac  civ  o  rous       ber  ries 

pha  e  to 

dul  ci  mer 

gram  in  iv7  o  rous  grass 

sulk  y 

tam  bour  me7 

Having 

wag  on 

vi  o  lin 

cor  nig'  er  ous       horns 

stage 

vi7  o  la 

che  lif  er  ous        claws 

coach 

ser  a  phine 

cau  lif  er  ous        staZks 

chaz'se 

ac  cord'  i  on 

plu  mig  er  ous       feaTH  ers 

sleigh 

mel  o  de  on 

112                           TOWN'S    SPELLING    BOOK. 

The  Science  which  treats  of 

Crimes. 

o,p'  ties 

light 

ar7  son 

phys  ies 

nature 

as  sault7 

tech  nies 

arts 

burg'  la  ry 

eth  ies 

morals 

big  a  my 

stat  ies 

bodies  at  rest 

cheat  ing 

po  et7  ies 

poetry 

ex  tor/  tion 

phon'  ies 
a  eous'  ties 

sound 

gam'  ing 
gam  bling 

har  mon  ies 

musical  sounds 

tre#  son 

i   sta  tist  ies 

state  of  the  country 

lar  ce  ny 

hy  draul  ies 

motion  of  fluids 

mur  der 

pel'  i  ties 

government 

ma^m  ing 

#no  mon'  ies 

dialing 

per  ju  ry 

sei  op  ties 

camera  obscura 

pois  on  ing 

mne  mon  ies 

memory 

rob  ber   y 

ehro  mat  ies 

colors 

pi  ra  cy 

mag  net  ies 

magnetism 

forg  er  y 

hy  dro  stat'  ies 

weight  of  fluids 

Lakes. 

pueu  mat'  ies 

air 

Su  pe'  ri  or 

me  ehan  ies 

machines 

Mich7  i  gan 

bof  a  ny 

plants 

On  ta'  ri  o 

as  tron7  o  my 

stars 

E'  ne 

a  nat  o  my 

dissection 

Hu  ron 

a  rith  me  tie 

numbers 

George 

•eal  is  then  ies 

healthful  exercise 

Long  Lake 

math  e  mat'  ies  j 

number 
and  quantity 

Ca  yu'  ga  ' 
Sen7  e  ea 

met  a  phys  ies 

mind 

0  nei7  da 

pyr  o  teeh  nies 

fireworks 

0  was  eo 

it/ 

Cham  plam7 

Science  of  refracted, 

or  reflected 

Moose7  head 

ea  top'  tries       ) 
di  op  tries          } 

light 

Urn  ba7  gog 
Win  ne  ba7  go 

di  a  eons'  ties    \ 

St.  Clazr 

eat  a  eous  ties  > 

sound 

Ge  ne7  va 

i    eat  a  phon  ies  ) 

Crook7  ed 

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SECTION    XXIX. 

An  instrument  for  measuring 

Officers. 

ther  mom'  e  ter 

temperature 

ad7  mi  ral 

ba  rom  e  ter 

weight  of  air 

au  to  erat 

hy  drom  e  ter 

gravity  of  liquids 

aid  de  eamp 

ma  nom  e  ter 

density  of  air 

em  per  or 

en  di  om'  e  ter 

purity  of  air 

eom  mo  dore 

go  ni  om  e  ter  l" 

solid  angles 

eftn  sta  ble 

e  lee  trom  e  ter 

electricity 

eor  o  ner 

an  e  mom  e  ter 

force  of  wind 

eor  po  ral 

a  er  om  o  ter 

bulk  of  gases 

chan  eel  lor 

era  ni  om  e  tesr 

skulls 

g5v  era  or 

eal  o  rim  e  ter 

heat 

gen  er  al 

ste  re  om  e  ter 

solids 

mag  is  trate 

gas  om7  e  ter 
om  brom  e  ter 

gases 
rain 

no  tary 
pres  i  dent  . 

pho  torn  e  ter 

light 

sur  ro  gate 

py  rom  e  ter 

degrees  of  heat 

lien  ten'  ant 

Pertaining  to 

man  da  r'in' 

pro  vin'  cial 

a  province 

brig  ^U'er 

^o  lo  ni  al 

a  colony 

QuaJOTupeds. 

pa  ro  ehi  al 

a  parish 

anf  te  lope 

me  die  in  al 

medicine 

buf  fa  lo 

mo  nareh  ie  al 

monarchy 

eat  a  mount 

dem  o  erat'  ie  al 

democracy 

el  e  phant 

an  a  lyt  ie  al 

analysis 

li  on  ess 

Government  of  a  State  or  Kingdom  by 

mas  to  don 

au  toe'  ra  cy 

one's  self 

u  ni  eorn 

de  inoe  ra  cy 

people 

mo  no</  e  ros 

the  oe  ra  cy 

God 

rhi  noc  e  ros 

stra  toe  ra  cy 

soldiery 

bu  ceph  a  lus 

ar  is  toe'  ra  cy 

nobles 

drom'  e  da  ry 

pa7  tri  arch  y 

fathers 

Plants. 

mon  areh  y 

one  man 

dan'  de  li  on 

gyn  ar  ehy 

female 

eo  ri  an7  der 

ol  i  gareh  y 

few  persons 

el  e  earn  pane' 

hep  tareh  y 

seven  persons 

ge  ra'  ni  um 

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SECTION    XXX. 

A  description  of,  or  a  treatise  on                      Parts  and  appendages 

•eos  mog'  ra  phy 

the  world                    of  buildings. 

ge  og  ra  phy 

the  earth                   bolt 

hy  drog  ra  phy 

waters                        door 

my  og  ra  phy 

muscles                     eaves 

see  nog  ra  phy 

perspective                floor 
scenery     -                flue 

to  pog  ra  phy 

a  particular  place      hall 

bi  og  ra  phy 

life                              hearth 

zo  og  ra  phy 

animals                      jamft 

u  ra  nog'  ra  phy 

heavens                      key 

sel  e  nog  ra  phy 

moon                         latch 

bib  li  og  ra  phy 

books                         lock 

«hro  nog'  ra  phy 

time  past                   roof 

gas  trol  o  gy 

stomach                     sash 

pbo  nog  ra  phy 

sounds                        stair* 

phy  tol  o  gy 

plants                         shelf 

tl*^l'  o  gy 
pyrWol  o  gy 

divinity                       sink 
pyrites                        wall 

py  rol'  o  gy 

heat                           bel'  fry 

pa  le  ol'  o  &y 

antiquities                  chim  ney 

The  art  of                                      Cel  lar              ' 

eho  rog'  ra  phy 
«hi  rog  ra  phy 

mapping                    eol  umn 
writing                       C0r  nice 

or  thog  ra  phy 

correct  spelling          €lo«  et 

ty  pog  ra  phy 

printing                     pan  c} 

—  —                            par  lor 

phra  SQ  ol'  o  gy 

mode  of  speech          ter  race 

my  tholf  o  gy 

a  system  of  fables     win  Aow 

phi  lol  o  gy 

the  science  of            pan  try 
language                    €u  po  la 

the  science  of  the      gal  ler  y 

phy*  i  ol  o  &y 

organisation  of  ani-    cup  board 

ma  Is  or  plants 

phy*  i  og  no  my 

the  art  of  discerning  the  charac-  i 
|  ter  of  the  mind  from  the  face 

TOWN'S   SPELLING  BOOK.  115 


PART  III. 

BEING  AN  INTRODUCTION   TO   "  TOWN*S  ANALYSIS." 


SUGGESTIONS  TO  TEACHERS. 

No  scholar  can  be  said  to  have  accomplished  anything 
valuable  for  himself,  till  he  thoroughly  understands  what 
he  studies,  and  perceives  the  application.  It  is,  there- 
fore, hoped  that  teachers  will  not  fail  to  question  and 
explain  to  their  pupils  every  particular.  Although  this 
part  of'  the  work  is  very  much  simplified,  and  brought 
down,  as  it  is  thought,  entirely  to  the  capacities  of  chil- 
dren, yet  much,  very  much,  depends  on  the  oral  instruc- 
tion of  the  living  teacher. 

In  the  first  place,  those  questions,  answera^Bd  exam- 
ples at  the  head  of  each  table,  with  such  rules  as  are  oc- 
casionally referred  to,  must  be  distinctly  learned  as  they 
occur.  In  these,  the  class  must  be  exercised,  till  each 
pupil  understands  them  perfectly.  When  this  is  accom- 
plished, let  the  teacher  give  such  number  of  primitive 
words  for  the  class  to  spell,  as  they  can  learn  well,  with 
their  definitions ;  —  not  so  to  be  learned  one  day,  that 
they  may  be  forgotten  the  next,  but  to  be  learned  for  life. 
When  the  scholar  has  spelled  the  primitive  word,  and  de- 
fined it,  let  the  teacher  put  to  him  the  same  word  with 
what  is  to  be  joined  to  it,  and  require  the  pupil  to  spell 
and  define  it  thus  modified.  Lastly,  tell  the  part  or  parts 
of  speech.  Let  the  same  course  be  uniformly  pursued, 
at  the  commencement  of  every  new  table. 


116  TOWN'S    SPELLING    LOOK. 


After  the  scholars  become  familiar  in  answering  the 
questions,  as  proposed  by  the  teacher,  let  him  give  out 
the  primitive  word,  and  require  his  pupils  to  go  through 
the  whole  process  alone.  In  this  way,  three  or  six  months 
will  be  likely  to  accomplish  the  work  of  years.  Words, 
language,  and  signification,  will  become  equally  familiar. 
The  prefixes  and  suffixes,  component  parts  of  so  many 
thousand  words,  will  be  learned  for  the  entire  language, 
and  for  life. 

In  the  first  and  second  parts,  the  scholar  acquires  a ! 
knowledge  of  primitive  words,  and  in  the  third,  rules  and 
examples  for  forming  and  defining  their  compound  and 
derivative  formations. 

In  the  following  tables,  no  more  words  are  given,  than 
were  thought  necessary  to  exemplify  the  mode  of  defin- 
ing. The  teacher,  however,  can  exercise  the  pupils  on 
words  of  his  own  selection  to  any  extent  he  chooses 

Thos^  words  found  in  the  tables,  have  been  taken  with- 
out anyTfcference  to  repetition,  for  the  special  purpose  of 
showing  the  most  obvious  effect  of  the  prefixes  and  suf- 
fixes in  varying  their  signification. 

If  these  short  tabular  exercises,  with  their  prefixes  and 
suffixes,  are  thoroughly  mastered,  the  pupil  will  acquire 
the  ability  of  defining  something  like  twenty  thousand 
words  of  the  language,  as  a  reward  for  his  labor. 


TOWN'S   SPELLING   BOOK.  li 


I*! 


RULES  FOB  FORMING  DERIVATIVE  WORDS. 

RULE  1.    Final  e  must  be  dropped  before  the  addition 
of  a  syllable  or  suffix  beginning  with  a  vowel  ;  as, 
blame  guide  recite          globe 

blamoWe         guidance        recitaZ 


Exception.     Words  ending  in  ge,   or  ce,   commonly 
retain  e  final  before  able  and  ous;  as, 

peace  cfiargf  change  notice 

peacea&Ze     cha%'#6Ze     changeaSZe  noticeoiZe 

RULE  2.     Final  ?.  is  retained  before  ly,  less,  ness, 
and  some  ;  and  generally  before  ment  ;  as, 

wise  hope  base  peace 

wiseZ#  hope/^Z          baseness     peaceZm 

state  blithe  noise  grace 

statement      blithesome     noiseZess      grace/^Z 

Exception.     Awe,   argue,   due,   true,   lodge,  judge, 
abridge,  whole,  and  acknowledge,  do  not  retain  e  ;  as, 

awe  due  argue  awe 

-  aw/*wZ  duZy  argument  awZess 

RULE  3  .  "When  the  letter  y  terminates  a  primitive  word 
or  occurs  as  the  final  letter  in  any  of  the  derivative  forms 
,and  in  either  case  another  letter  or  suffix  is  added,  y  is 
commonly  changed  into  i,  except  before  ing  ;  as, 
comely  fury  merry 

comeZmess  furious  merriment 


mercy 

mercifwZ  joll%  holiness 

Exception  1.  y  is  sometimes  changed  into  e  ;  as, 

duty  beauty  pity  plenty 

duteous  beauteous         piteous         plenteous 

Exception  2.  When  y  is  preceded  by  a  vowel  in  the 


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same  syllable,  (except  in   lay,   say,  f*y,)   &  remains 

unchanged  ;  as, 

boy  betray  *xmoy 

"boyish  betrayed  zwoyance 

play  delay  convey 

pl&ying  delaym#  conveyaJZe 

RULE  4.    y  is  never  changed  when  flowed  by  ing  ; 

as, 

fly  try  deny          .    comply 

faying        trying        denying        $oinplym^ 
RULE  5.     Verbs  ending  in  ie,  change  those  letters 

into  y  before  ing  ;  as, 

die  tie  vie  belie 

d^ing  tying  v«/ing  belling 

RULE  6.  Monosyllables,  and  words  scented  on  the 
last  syllable,  ending  with  a  single  consonant,  preceded 
by  a  short  vowel,  double  that  consonant  before  an  addi- 
tional syllable,  beginning  with  a  vowel ;  a*., 

gun  pet  rob  ?map 

gunner  yetted          Yobber 

The  following  is  a  list  in  part  of  such  ap  ^>uble  their 
consonant : 

fop  plan  skim  spot  sun 

fun  pop  skip  spri£  tan 

glut  pun  ship  stab  tin 

hop  rag  shut  stem  skin 

hog  rig  sip  stir  sup 

hum  rip  slip  step  wag 

jag  cot  slit  stop  whip 

knot          sad  spin  straj  wet 

mop  scrag          smut  strut  wit 

RULE  7.  Monosyllables  ending  with  a  sing1^  consonant, 
preceded  by  a  digraph,  or  diphthong,  do  not  double  the 
consonant  in  their  derivatives ;  as, 

chi<5f  clear  aid  ail 

chiefZy  clearfo/  aidmg-          ailmem 


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SPELLING 

BOOK. 

119 

The  following  words 

are  of  the 

same  class: 

bail 

maid 

seem 

void 

heed 

chain 
coast 
dead 

maim 
nail 
oaf 

team 
weep 
dream 

coal 
moan 
load 

goad 
floor 
flout 

deal 
eat 
fear 
gain 

pain 
reap 
sail 
feel 

boil 
toil 
spoil 
coin  • 

loan 
cloud 
keep 
heal 

flood 
knead 
lean 
laud 

Exception.  If,  in  forming  the  derivatives,  one  letter 
of  the  digraph  is  dropped,  the  consonant  is  sometimes 
doubled ;  as,  appeal,  appelZcm£ ;  fail,  fallible. 

NOTE.  The  verbs  befall,  install,  miscall,  recall,  forestall,  inthrall, 
foretell,  distill,  instill,  fulfill,  retain  both  consonants.  Such  words 
as  end  in  dd,ff,  ss,  also  retain  both  in  their  derivatives;  as,  odd, 
odd/less ;  stiff,  stif% ;  bliss,  bliss/it/ ;  hiss,  hissing. 

RULE  8.     When  £,  or  s,  precedes   e  final,   in   such 
words  as  admit  ion,  e  is  dropped,  and  ion  added ;  as, 
legate  promote  dilate  diffuse 

legation        promotion         dilatz'cw         diffusion 
NOTE.    Many  words  in  ate,  drop  fe,  and  take  either  ble,  or  cy  ;  as, 
estimate  agitate  accurate  delicate 

estiinafc/e  agitafc/e  accuracy  delicacy 

RULE  9.  Most  words  ending  in  fy  change  y  into  *, 
and  take  cation  ;  as, 

deify,  Aei&cation  fortify,  fbrtincafoon 

Exceptions.  A  faw  words  ending  in  fy  drop  y,  and 
take  action  ;  as, 

stupefy,  stupefa<?&'07&  tumefy,  tumefaction 

RULE  10.    Many  words  ending  in  ize,  drop  e,  and 
|  take  ation  ;  as, 

legalize               civilize  generalize 

legaliza&'ott         civilization  generaliza&'on 

Some  few  words  also  not  ending  in  ize  take  ation;  as, 

sense                   form  inflame 

sensation             formal  n  inflamina&'0n 


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TABLE  I. 

Now  let  the  teacher  commence  by  proposing  his  questions  to 
the  class  distinctly,  and  by  exj  Gaining  their  answers,  till  each 
scholar  fully  comprehends  the  design  and  application. 

Let  this  direction  be  invariably  followed,  at  the  commence- 
ment of  every  new  table. 

One  word  is  given  at  the  head  of  every  new  table  as  an  exam- 
ple of  what  follows. 

All  the  primitive  words  in  the  first  table  are  nouns,  or  defined 
as  such,  and  less  converts  them  into  adjectives. 

QUESTION.     What  is  a  noun  ? 

ANSWER.    The  name  of  any  thing  ;,as,  man,  book,  virtue. 

Q.     What  is  an  adjective  ? 

A.  A  word  joined  to  a  noun,  to  express  its  quality,  or 
assist  in  designating  the  thing  meant ;  as,  a  sweet  apple,  a 
sour  apple,  a  pleasant  apple  ;  sweet,  sour  and  pleasant,  ex- 
press the  quality  of  apple. 

Q.     What  is  a  suffix?. 

A.  A  letter  or  letters,  syllable  or  syllables,  appended  to 
the  end  of  a  word,  to  add  force,  vary  or  modify  its  signifi- 
cation ;  as,  fruit,  then,  fruitless. 

Q.     What  does  less  mean,  at  the  end  of  a  word  ? 

A.     It  means  without,  destitute  of,  or  wanting. 

Q.     What  then  does  fruit/ess  mean  ? 

A.     Without  fruit,  or  destitute  of  fruit. 

NOTE.  The  accented  syllable  is  not  marked  in  the  Third  Part, 
on  account  of  the  change  of  place  produced  by  the  prefixes  and 
suffixes.  The  characters  denoting  the  sounds  of  the  letters  are  i 
not  used  in  this  Part. 

CASH,  money. 

CASHLESS,  without  money,  or  without  cash. 

bound  -  less  law  -  less  track  -  less 

limit  rule  of  action  mark  of  the  foot 

cause  -  less  life  -  less  thorn  -  less 
reason  existence  a  sharp  point 


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121! 


child  -  less 

an  infant 
doubt -less 

uncertainty 
dream  -  less 

thoughts  in  sleep 
end  -  less 

termination 
grief-  less 

sorrow 
hut  -  less 

hovel 
match  -  less 

an  equal 


noise  -  less 

any  sound 
path  •  less 

a  road 
point  -  less 

the  end 
rest  -  less 

ease 
sense  -  less 

understanding 
sloep  -  less 

rest 
san  -  less 

orb  of  day   . 


bot  torn  -  less 

lowest  part 
com  fort  -  less 

ease 
fa  ther-less 

male  parent 
moth  er-  less 

female  parent 
mo  tion-less 

a  moving 
rea  son  -  less 

sense 
shel  ter  -  less 

a  cover 


TABLE  II. 

Q.  What  does/M/  mean  at  the  end  of  a  word  as  fruit- 
full 

A.     It  means  full  of,  full,  abundance,  or  liamng  much. 

Q.     What  then  is  the  meaning  of  fruitful? 

A.  It  means  full  of  fruit,  abundance  of  fruit,  or  much 
fruit. 

Q.  What  change  do  ful  and  less  give  to  the  import  of 
words  ? 

A.  Ful,  expresses  abundance  of  what  the  primitive  im- 
plies ;  and  less,  a  want  of,  or  destitution. 

In  this  table,  the  primitives  are  defined  as  nouns,  and  ful 
converts  them  into  adjectives. 


PLAY,  sport  or  merriment. 
PLAY/m,  full  of  sport,  or 


full  of  play. 


bliss  -ful 
happiness 


spite -ful  dis  tress -ful 

malice,  hate  pain 


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fraud  -  ful  de  vice  -  ful  re  gard  -  ful 
deceit                    contrivance  respect 

peace  •  ful  dis  gust  -  ful  dis  trust  -  ful 
composure            dislike  suspicion 


TABLE  m. 

Spell  and  define  the  primitive  word  first ;  next  spell  it 
with  ful  and  /ess,  alternately,  and  give  the  meaning  each 
time.  Observe  the  change  of  import  made  by  ful  and  less. 

PAIN,  distress  of  some  kind. 
PAINFUL,  full  of  pain  or  distress. 
PA1NL£SS,  without  pain  or  distress. 


art  -  ful  •  less 

skill 
care  -  ful  -  less 

anxiety 
fear  -  ful  -  less 

dread 
!  fault  -ful  -less 

a  defect 
guile  -  ful  -  less 

deceif,  cunning 


mirth  -  ful  -  less 

merriment 
need  -  ful  -  less 

want,  poverty 
prayer  -  ful  -  less 

a  petition 
shame  -  ful  -  less 

reproach 
thought  -  ful  •  less 

idea,  reflection 

*  Rule  3,  page  117. 


hope  -  ful  -  less 

expectation 
change  •  ful  -  less 

alteration 
joy  -  ful  -  less 

gladness 
mer  cy  -  ful  -  less* 

clemency 
pit  y  -  ful  •  less 

compassion 


TABLE  IV. 

• 

Q.     What  does  isTi  mean,  when  joined  to  an  entire  word  ? 

A.  With  nouns  it  means  like  or  somewhat  like ;  with 
adjectives  it  means  somewhat.  The  words  in  the  first 
column  are  nouns,  the  second  and  third,  adjectives,  and  ish 
changes  them  all  to  adjectives. 


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Define  the  nouns  like  brute,  and  the  adjectives  like  small. 

BRUTE,  an  irrational  animal. 

BRUT/SZT,  like  a  brute,  or  somewhat  like  a  brute. 

SMALL  little. 

SMALLISH  somewhat  small. 

Nouns.  Adjectives.  Adjectives. 

beau-ish  old-ish  dusk  ish 

a  gay  fellow             aged  partly  dark 

boor  -  ish  blue  -  ish  faint  -  ish 

a  clown,  rustic          a  particular  color     languid 

boy  -  ish  *  black  -  ish  gray  -  ish 

a  male  youth            want  of  color  mixed  color 

dwarf  -  ish  brown  -  ish  wan  -  ish 

a  very  small  man      a  color  pale  look 

knave  -ishf  moist -ish  wet -tish 

a  dishonest  man        damp  moist,  rainy 

mule  -  ish  soft  -  ish  cool  -  ish 

a  land  of  horse        not  hard  temperate  heat 

slut  -  tish  f  cold  -  ish  sour  -  ish 

a  dirty  woman          want  of  heat  like  vinegar 

sot  -  tish  coy  -  ish  sick  -  ish 

a  drunkard  modest,  reserved     diseased 

*  Exception  2,  page  117-8.     t  Rule  1,  page  117.     J  Rule  6,  page  118. 


TABLE  .V. 

Q.     What  do  er,  or,  ist,  ster,  ee,  ess,  mean  ? 

A.     The  person  who,  or  thing  which* 

There  are  some  exceptions,  especially  in  adjectives  of 
the  comparative  degree. 

The  primitives  in  this  table  are  nouns  or  verbs,  but  the 
above  suffixes  convert  them  all  into  the  person  or  thing. 

brew  -  er  hew  -  er  read  -  er 

to  make  beer  to  cut  awav  to  call  words 


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build  -  er 

to  erect  a  house 
drum  -  mer 

to  beat  a  drum 
deal  -  er 

to  buy  and  sell 
gaze  - er  * 

to  look  intently 


hunt  -  er 

to  search  for 
lead  -  er 

to  conduct 
lade  -  er 

to  load 
make  •  er 
to  form 
*  Rule  1,  page  117. 


rob  -  ber 

to  plunder 
speak  -  er 

to  utter  words 
scoff-  er 

to  ridicule 
vend  -  er 
to  sell 


TABLE  VI. 

Q.     What  does  en,  as  a  suffix,  mean  ? 

A.  With  nouns,  it  means  made  of;  with  adjectives,  it 
commonly  means  to  make. 

The  words  in  the  first  column  are  nouns,  and  en  converts 
them  into  adjectives.  The  second  and  third  are  adjectives, 
and  en  converts  them  into  verbs. 

Q.     What  is  a  verb  ? 

A.  A  word  which  represents  being,  doing,  or  suffering, 
as,  I  exist,  I  love,  I  am  loved. 

Noun.    WAX,  a  sticky  substance. 
»  WAXEN,  made  of  wax. 

Adj.       HARD,  solid,  firm. 

HARD.Z&V,  to  make  hard,  or  to  make  harder. 


N. 
beech  -  en 

kind  of  wood 
birch  -  en 

kind  of  wood 
earth  -  en 

soil,  the  globe 
flax -en 


Adj. 

bright  -  en 
shining 

broad  -  en 
wide 

deaf- en 


Adj. 

like  -  en 

similar 
loose  -  en 

slack,  not  tight 
mad  -  den 


hard  of  hearing      angry 
fat  -  ten  short  -  en 


a  fibrous  plant      fleshy 


of  little  extent 


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N.  Adj.  Adj. 

gold  -  en  glad  -  den  sharp  -  en 

a  yellow  metal  cheerful,  joyful  keen,  acute 

hemp -en  black -en  weak -en  .  „ 

a  plant  dark  feeble 

lead -en  bold -en  wide -en 

a  soft  metal  having  courage  broad 

oak -en  flat -ten  deep -en 

a  kind  of  wood  level  extending  down 


TABLE  VII. 

Q.     What  does  ly  mean  ? 

A.  With  nouns  forming  adjectives,  it  commonly  means  I 
like ;  but  with  adjectives  forming  adverbs,  it  means,  in  a 
manner. 

Q.     What  is  an  adverb  ? 

A.  An  adverb  is  a  word  joined  to  a  verb,  adjective  or 
another  adverb,  to  express  some  quality  or  circumstance ;  as 
the  bird  sings  sweetly.  Sweetly  is  an  adverb,  expressing  the 
quality  of  the  music. 

The  words  in  the  first  column  are  nouns,  and  ly  converts 
them  into  adjectives.  The  second  and  third  are  adjectives, 
and  ly  converts  them  into  adverbs. 

Noun.  MAN,  a  human  being. 

Adjective.  MANZ,  F,  like  a  man. 

Adjective.  SWIFT,  quick,  rapid. 

Adverb.  S WIFTZ,  F,  in  a  swift  manner 

N.  Adj.  Adj. 

friend  -  ly  blind  -  ly  meek  -  ly 
an  intimate           wanting  sight          mild,  gentle 

ghost -ly  brave -ly  neat-ly 
spirit,  soul             courageous  clean,  nice 

king  -  ly  cross  -  ly  proud  -  ly 
chief  ruler            fretful  haughty 


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prince -ly  grave -ly  tame-ly 

a  ruler  sober,  serious          gentle 

saint  -  ly  kind  -  ly  wise  -  ly 

a  holy  person       benevolent  prudent 

cow  ard  •  ly  so  ber  -  ly 

one  wanting  courage  serious,  temperate 

neigh  bor  -  ly  pru  dent  -  ly 

one  living  near  discreet,  cautious 


TABLE  VIII. 

Ed  is  a  verbal  or  participial  termination,  generally  ex- 
pressing its  own  appropriate  meaning.  Sometimes  in  vary- 
ing the  phraseology,  did,  or  was,  or  were,  will  render  the  im- 
port .rather  more  explicit.  When  did  is  used,  repeat  the 
primitive  verb  in  its  present  tense.  When  was  is  used,  re- 
peat the  verb  with  ed  added. 

The  words  in  this  table,  before  ed  is  added,  may  be  nouns 
or  verbs ;  after  ed  is  "  added,  they  are  verbs  or  participles. 
They  are  defined  as  being  verbs. 

FOLD,  to  double,  or  wrap  together. 
FOLDED,  did  fold,  was  or  were  folded. 

arch  •  ed  fade  -  ed  f  loan  -  ed 

to  curve  to  lose  color  to  lend 

blast  -  ed  fret  -  ted  mar  •  red 

to  wither  to  vex  to  injure 

bloat  -  ed  filch  -  ed  me*  id  -  ed 

to  -swell  to  steal  to  repair 

check  -  ed  grant  -  ed  mork  -  ed 

to  curb  to  allow  to  ridicule 

dip  -  ped  *  heal  -  ed  part  -  ed 

to  immerse  to  cure  to  separate 

deck-ed  jerk-ed  skulk  -ed 

to  ornament  to  twitch  to  hide 

*  Rule  6,  page  118.  J-  Rule  1,  page  117. 


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TABLE  IX. 

Q.     What  does  ness  mean  ? 
A.     It  most  generally  implies  a  quality  or  state. 
Ness  always  converts  its  primitive  into  a  noun. 
The  words  in  this  table  are  adjectives,  and  ness  being 
added,  they  all  become  nouns. 

BASE,  mean,  vile,  worthless. 

BASEJWSSS,  the  state  or  quality  of  being  mean  or  vile. 

LAME,  cropled. 

j  state  of  being  lame. 

bald -ness  dry -ness 

wanting  hair  not  wet 

rich  -  ness  hoarse  -  ness 

wealthy,  fertile        rough  voice 

fer  vid  -  ness  lean  -  ness 

hot,  zealous  wanting  flesh 

fick  le  -  ness  mute  -  ness 

changeable  silent 

hor  rid  -  ness  near  -  ness 

dreadful  close  by 

mel  low  -  ness  gloom  y  -  ness  * 

soft,  ripe  melancholy 

rap  id  -  ness  pen  sive  -  ness  • 

swift,  quick  sorrowful 

sal  low  -  ness  qui  et  -  ness 

yellow  rest,  peace 

*  Rule  3,  page  117. 


apt -ness 

fit,  ready 
brisk  -  ness 

lively 
clean  -  ness 

free  from  dirt 
fair  -  ness 

clear,  beautiful 
fit-  ness 

suitable 
fleet  -  ness 

swift,  quick 
pure  -  ness 

clear,  genuine 
red  -  ness 

color  of  blood 


TABLE  X. 

Q.  What  do  able,  ibk,  and  We  mean  when  appended  to 
a  word,  as  in  payable  1 

A.  That  may  be,  capable  of  being.  Jit  or  worthy  to  be, 
or  capacity. 


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The  primitives  in  this  table  are  defined  as  verbs  ;  but 
I  able  and  ible  convert  them  into  adjectives.     Ed  or  en  is 
!  commonly  the  termination  of  the  last  defining  word ;   as, 
movable,  that  which  may  be  moved. 

EAT,  to  take  food,  to  eat. 

EATABLE,  that  which  may  be  eaten.  . 


blame  -  able  * 

to  censure 
bend -able 

to  crook 
claim  -  able 

to  demand 
drain -able 

to  make  dry 
force  -  ible 

to  compel 
fuse  -  ible 

to  melt,  or  pour 
tame  -  able 

to  make  gentle 


as  cend  -  able 

to  mount  up 
a  chieve  -  able 

to  perform 
as  sail  -  able 

to  attack 
at  tain  -  able 

to  gain 
con  ceal  -  able 

to  hide 
chas  tise  -  able 

to  punish 
cor  rode  -  ible 

to  consume 


de  bate  -  able 

to  dispute 
de  spise-able 

to  contemn 
la  ment-able 

to  mourn 
re  fute  -  able 

to  prove 
cen  sure -able 

to  blame 
cred  it  -  able 

to  believe 
pun  ish  -  able 

to  chastise 


*  See  Eule  1,  page  117. 


TABLE  XI. 

Q.     What  do  ic  and  al,  or  ical,  mean  as  suffixes  ? 

A.     Pertaining  to,  relating  to,  belonging  to,  or  like. 

The  primitives  in  this  table  are  nouns,  and  ic  or  al  COF 
verts  them  into  adjectives. 

The  comma  between  ic  and  al,  in  this  table,  as  seen  op- 
posite angel,  shows  the  word,  with  its  formations,  to  b* 
spelled  thus  :  angel,  angelzc,  angelica/.  Let  this  be  the 
example  for  all  subsequent  tables  where  the  comma  thus 
occurs. 


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ALGEBRA,  a  peculiar  kind  of  arithmetic. 
ALGEBRA/C;  like  or  relating  to  Algebra. 
ALGEBRA/C4Z,  like  or  relating  to  Algebra. 

an  gel-ic,  al  syn  od-ic,  al 

a  celestial  spirit  .  assembly  of  ministers 

he  ro  -  ic,  al  par  ent  -  al 

a  brave  man  a  father  or  mother 

dra  ma  -  tic,  al  po  et  -  ic,  al 

a  tragedy,  or  comedy        a  writer  oi  poetry 

meth  od  -  ic,  al  al  pha  bet  -  ie,  al 

regular  order  letters  of  a  language 

mag  net  -  ic,  al  hyp  o  crite  -  ic,  al 

the  loadstone  a  dissembler 

proph  et-ic,  al  met  a  phor-ic,  al 

one  who  fortells  a  short  similitude 


TABLE  XH. 

t 

Q.     What  do  ion  and  ment  mean  ? 

A.  Commonly  the  act  of,  or  state  of  being.  Sometimes, 
the  result  of  an  act,  or  that  which ;  as,  create,  to  form, 
then  creation,  the  act  of  forming,  or  that  which  is  formed. 
So,  nourish,  then  nourishment,  that  which  nourishes. 

In  this  table  the  primitives  are  verbs,  and  ion  and  ment 
Convert  them  into  nouns  ;  as, 

DISPERSE,  to  scatter,  to  dissipate. 

DISPERSION,  the  act  of  scattering,  or  ttate  of  being  scattered. 

as  sert  -  ion  in  struct  •  ion  al  lure  -  ment 

to  affirm  to  teach  to  entice 

a  base  -  ment         pre  vent  •  ion  ad  vance  -  ment 
to  humble             to  hinder  to  go  forward 

con  vict  -ion         pro  tect  -  ion  con  geal  -  ment 
to  prove  guilty     to  defend  to  freeze 


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di  rect-ion 
to  guide 
ex  cept-ion 
to  leave  out 

re  strict  -  ion 
to  limit 
re  vise  -ion* 
to  review 

ex  cite-ment 
to  rouse 
in  fringe  -ment 
to  violate 

*  Rule  8,  page  119. 

TABLE 

-Q.    What  does  ize  mean  ? 

A.     To  make,  or  to  become,  to  do,  or  to  assimilate. 

The  primitives  are  nouns  or  adjectives,  and  ize  converts 
them  into  verbs  Those  words  ending  in  ize,  as  a  compo- 
nent part,  are  verbs,  and  ation  converts  them  into  nouns, 

LEGAL,  lawful. 
LEGALIZE,  to  make  lawful. 

bru  tal-  ize  mod  ern  -  ize 
like  a  brute  of  recent  date 

re  al  -Ize  neu  tral  -  ize 

true,  certain  not  on  either  side 

«     •  F 

e  qua! -ize  pa  gan-ize 

like  another  a  heathen 

fer  tile  -  ize*  civ  il  -  ize 

fruitful  well  bred 

gen  er  al-ize-ationf  sol  em  nize-ation 

common,  usual  to  make  solemn 

pul  ver  ize  -  ation  har  mo  nize  -  er 

to  make  fine  to  agree 

*  Rule  1,  page  117.  f  Rnle  10,  page  1W. 


TABLE  XIV. 

Q.  What  does/y  mean  ? 

A.  To  make,  or  to  become. 

Q.  What  is  the  import  of  ing  ? 

A.  It  is  a  participial  termination,  implying  progressive 


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action,  and  expresses  its  own  meaning.  It  implies  much 
the  same  as  continuing  to,  with  reference  to  the  time  when. 
The  primitives  are  verbs  ;  ing  converts  them  into  present 
participles,  and  cation,  into  nouns  Before  ing,  y  remains 
unchanged ;  but  before  cation,  it  is  changed  to  *. 

CLARIFY,  to  make  clear,  or  purify. 
CLARIFY/M?,  making,  or  continuing  to  make  pure. 
CL ARIFI CA  TION,  the  act  of  making  pure. 

am  pli  fy  -  ing  -  cation  *  vers  i  fy  -  ing  -  cation 

to  enlarge  to  make  verses 

clas  si  fy  -  ing  -  cation  ver  i  fy  -  ing  -  cation 

to  form  classes  to  prove  true 

de  i  fy  -  ing  -  cation  glo  ri  fy  -  ing-  cation 

to  worship  as  a  god  to  praise 

dul  ci  fy  -  ing  -  cation  mol  li  fy  -  ing  -  cation 

to  make  sweet  to  soften 

fals  i  fy  -  ing  -  cation  rat  i  fy  -  ing  -  cation 

to  make  false  to  confirm 

spec  i  fy  -  ing  -  cation  rec  ti  fy  -  ing  -  cation 

to  particularize  to  make  right 

test  i  fy  -  ing  -  cation  rar  e  fy  -  ing  -  actionf 

to  witness  to  make  thin 

sim  pli  fy  -  ing  -  cation  stu  pe  fy  -  ing  -  action 

to  make  plain  to  make  stupid 

*  Rule  9,  page  119.  t  Exception  under  Rule  9,  page  119. 


TABLE  XV. 

Q,.     What  do  ance,  ence,  ancy,  ency,  mean  t 

A.     The  act  of,  or  state  ;  the  being,  or  that  which. 

Q.     What  do  ant  and  ent  mean  t 

A.  Sometimes  the  person  who,  or  thing  which;  and 
sometimes  they  are  defined  by  the  judicious  use  of  ing, 
somewhat  like  a  participle. 


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The  primitive  words  are  verbs,  and  ance,  ence,  ancy, 
ency,  convert  them  into  nouns ;  ant  and  ent  convert  them 
into  nouns  or  adjectives. 

ANNOY,  to  trouble.    (See  Exception  2,  page  117-8.) 
ANNOY^jyCE,  the  act  of  annoying,  the  state  of  being  annoyed,  or, 
that  which  annoys. 

DEFEND,  to  protect. 

DEFENDS  JVT,  the  person  who  defends. 

ADHERE,  to  stick  to,  or  adhere  to. 

ADHERENT,  adhering,  or  sticking  to,  or  the  person  who  adheres  to, 
or  the  thing  which  sticks,  or  adheres  to. 

al  low  -  ance  e  merge  -  ency  dis  pute  -  ant 
to  grant                    to  come  out  to  argue 

con  nive  -  ance  *  ab  sorb  -  ent  expect  -  ant 

to  forbear  to  see       to  suck  up  *    to  look  for 

con  trive  •  ance  con  cur  -  ent  pre  cede  -  ent 
to  plan  out               to  agree  to  go  before 

*  Ru!e  1,  page  117. 


TABLE  XVI. 

Q.     What  does  ive  at  the  end  of  a  word  mean  ? 

A.     Having  a  tendency  to  ;    the  power  or  nature  of. 

Q.     What  does  ory  mean  ? 

A.  The  power  of,  the  nature  of,  belonging  to,  contain- 
ing, or  the  place  where. 

The  primitives  in  this  table  are  verbs  or  nouns  and  ive 
converts  them  into  adjectives,  and  ory  into  nouns  or  adjec- 
tives. 

RESTORE,  to  heal,  or  cure,  as  a  disease. 

REST  OR  ATIVE,  having  a  tendency  or  power  to  cure. 

MANDATE,  a  command. 

HAND  AT  OR  F,  containing  a  command,  or  of  the  nature  of  a  command. 

DEPOSIT,  to  lay  down. 

DEPOSIT  OR  T,  the  place  where,  &c. 


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a  muse  -  ive  *  dif  fuse  -  ive  of  fense  -  ive 

to  entertain  to  spread  displeasure 

.  ere  ate  -  ive  ex  parise  -  ive  pre  vent  -  ive 

to  make  wide  extent  to  hinder 

com  mend  -  atory  plaud  it  -  ory  ob  serve  -  atory 

to  praise  loud  praise  to  watch 

dis  pense  -  atory  ex  cul  pate  -  ory  pro  hib  it  -  ory 

to  deal  out  to  free  from  blame      to  forbid 

*Rule  1,  page  117. 


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TABLE  XVII. 


Q.     What  do  ity  and  cy  mean  ? 
A.     The  state  or  condition,  the  quality  or  capacity. 
The  primitives  are  adjectives,   and  ity  and  cy  convert 
them  into  nouns. 

SOLID,  firm,  compact. 

SOLIDITY,  the  quality  or  state  of  being  firm. 

OBDURATE,  hard  of  heart  or  willful. 

OBDURACT,  the  state  of  being  hard  of  heart  or  willful. 

con  cave  -  ity  *  hos  tile  -  ity  crim  i  nal  -  ity 

hollow  opposed  to  faulty 

con  vex  -  ity  serv  ile  -  ity  ad  e  quate  -  cy  f 

rounding  slavish  equal  to 

due  tile  -  ity  se  cure  •  ity  del  i  cate  -  cy 

easily  drawn  out       safe  nice,  fine 

fu  tile  -ity  plac  id  •  ity  in  tri  cate  •  cy 

trifling  gentle,  mild          entangled 

*Rule  1,  page  117.         f  Note  under  Rule  8,  page  119. 


TABLE  XVm. 

Q.     What  does  ous  mean  ? 

A.     Partaking  of,  consisting  of,  full  of,  or  like. 

Observe  the  comma,  as  heretofore  directed,  page  128. 


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JThe  primitives  are  nouns,  and  ous  converts  them  into 
adjectives  ;  ly  joined  with  ous  converts  the  adjective  into  an 
adverb. 

DANGEK,  peril,  exposure  to  injury. 

DANGER0Z7S,  partaking  of  danger,  or  full  of  danger. 

DANGER  0  USL  Y,  in  a  dangerous  manner. 

fu  ry  -  ous,  ly  *  co  pi  ous'-  ly 

madness,  rage  ,     plentiful 

haz  ard  -  ous,  ly  o  di  ous'-ly 

chance,  danger  hateful 

hu  mor  -  ous,  ly  tim  or  ous7-  ly 

merriment  fearful 

mur  der  -  ous,  ly  slan  der  -  ous,  ly 

the  killing  of  a  man  reproach 

ran  cor  -  oiis,  ly  ven  oin  -  ous,  ly 

malice  poison 

ru  in  -  ous,  ly  mar  vel  -  ous,  ly 

destruction  wonder 

*Rule  3,  page  117. 


TABLE  XIX. 

Q.     What  do  ability,  ibility,  ableness,  ibleness,  mean  ? 

A.  The  property  or  quality  that  may  be,  the  state, 
capacity,  or  susceptibility  of  being;  sometimes  Jit  or 
worthy  of  being. 

The  primitives  are  verbs  or  nouns,  and  these  suffixes  uni- 
formly change  them  to  nouns. 

COMPRESS,  to  press  together. 

COMPRESS/fi/L/rr,  the  quality  of  being  capable  of  compression. 
ACCOUNT,  to  explain,  or  to  hold  in  esteem. 
ACCOUNTABILITY,  the  state  of  being  accountable. 
COMMEND,  to  represent  as  worthy  of  notice. 

COMMEND  ARLjEJVZ'&S,  the  state  of  being  commendable,  or  worthy 
of  being  commended. 


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change  -  ability  *  dif  fuse  -  ibleness 

to  alter  to  spread 

cor  rupt  -  ibility  con  tempt  -  ibleness 

to  infect  act  of  despising 

ac  cept  -  ability  con  ceiv  -  ableness 

to  take  to  think 

con  tract  -  ibility  a  dore  -  ableness 

to  draw  together  to  reverence 

re  sist  -  ibility  de  sire  -  ableness 

to  oppose  to  wish  for 

re  move  -  ability  ad  mire  -  ability 

to  change  place  to  wonder 

ac  cess  -  ibility  com  mute  -  ability 

approach  to  exchange 

*  Exception  1,  page  117. 


TABLE  XX. 

Q.    What  is  a  prefix? 

A.  A  letter,  syllable,  or  syllables  added  to  the  begin- 
ning of  a  word,  to  vary  or  modify  its  signification ;  as,  able, 
having  power,  wnable,  not  having  power.  So  also,  kind, 
then  unkind. 

Q.    What  does  un  mean  ? 

A.  When  prefixed  to  adjectives,  participles  or  adverbs, 
it  signifies  the  same  as  not ;  but  when  prefixed  to  verbs,  it 
implies  undoing  what  has  been  done ;  as,  tie,  to  fasten,  then 
untie,  to  undo  what  was  done.  Un  is  not  commonly  pre- 
fixed to  a  primitive,  till  some  suffix  is  added. 

The  primitive  words  are  verbs,  and  when  ed  is  added, 
they  are  verbs,  participles,  or  adjectives. 

AID,  to  help. 

AIDED,  was  helped,  or  did  help, 
UNAIDED,  was  not  aided. 


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FOLD,  to  double. 

FOLDED,  was  doubled,  or  did  double^ 
COT  OLD,  to  undo  the  folding. 
UN  FOLDED,  opened. 

Now  spell,  form  and  define  the  first  eight  words  like  aid, 
and  the  rest  like  fold. 


un.  ask-ed 

to  petition 
un.  bleach  -  ed 

to  whiten 
un.  blend  -  ed 

to  mingle 
un.  mix-ed 

to  unite  parts 


un.  soil-ed 
to  dirty 
t  un.  till  -  ed 
to  cultivate 

on.  taint  ed 
to  corrupt 

un.  vex-ed 

to  plague 


TABLE  XXI. 


un.  lock-ed 

to  make  fast 
un.  mask  -  ed 

to  cover 
un.  twist -ed 

to  wind 
un.  veil  -  ed 

to  cover 


Q.    What  does  mis  mean/ 

A.    It  means  wrong,  erroneous,  or  ill  use. 

Form  every  word  in  this  table,  in  the  same  manner  as 
rule. 

The  primitives  are  defined  as  verbs  ;  with  ed  added.they 
are  verbs  or  participles. 

RULE,  to  govern  or  control. 

RUL^Z),  did  govern,  or  was  governed. 
J/7/SRULE,  to  govern  wrong. 
MISRULED,  die!  govern  wrong. 
C2VRULJED,  was  not  governed. 


un  mis.  call-ed 

to  name 
un  mis.  count -ed 

to  number 
un  mis.  date-ed* 

to  note  time 


un  mis.  as  sign  -  ed 

to  appropriate 
un  mis.  ad  vise  -  ed 
'  to  consult 
un  mis.  af  firm  -  ed 

to  declare  positively 


*  Rule  1,  page  117 


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un  mis.  guide  ed 

to  direct 
un  mis.  mark-ed' 

to  stamp 
un  mis.  name  -  ed 

to  mention 
un  mis.  place  -  ed 

to  put  in  place 
un  mis.  quote  -  ed 

to  cite,  or' note 
un  mis.  state  -  ed      , 

to  tell,  or  represent 
un  mis.  judge  -  ed 

to  pass  sentence 


un  mis.  con  duct  -  ed 

to  lead,  or  direct 
un  mis.  con  strue  -  ed 

to  interpret 
un  mis.  di  rept  -  ed 

to  guide,  or  regulate 
un  mis.  em  ploy  -  ed 

to  keep  at  work 
un  mis.  im  prove  -  ed 

to  make  better 
un  mis.  in  form-ed 

to  instruct 
un  mis.  re  cite  -  ed 

to  repeat 


TABLE  XXH. 

Q.     What  does  pre  mean  ? 

A.     It  means  before,  or  beforehand,  (in  time  or  rank.) 
The  primitives  are  verbs ;  pre  does  not  change  them,  but 
ion  converts  them  into  nouns. 

DETERMINE,  to  decide. 

DETERMINE  TION,  the  act  of  deciding,  or  state  of  being  decided. 
PREDETERMINE,  to  determine  beforehand. 

PRE  DETERMINE.  TION,  the  act  of  determining  beforehand,  or  srtate 
of  being  determined. 


pre.  e  lect-ion 

to  choose  out 
pre.  ex  pect  -  ation 

to  look  for 
pre.  in  struct -ion 

to  teach 
pre.  sup  pose-ition 

to  imagine 


pre.  in  ti  mate -ion* 

to  hint  at 
pre.  med  i  tate-ion 

to  think  on 
pre.  ex  am  ine  -  ation 

to  search  into 
pre.  con  sid  er  -  ation 

to  reflect,  or  think 


*  Rule  8,  page  119. 


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TABLE  XXIH. 

Q.     What  does  re  mean  ? 
A.     It  means  back,  return,  again,  or  repetition. 
The  primitives  are  verbs  and  ion  and  ment  convert  them 
into  nouns. 

Carry  out  all  the  words  like  commit  and  inspect. 

COMMIT,  to  give  in  trust.  ' 

COMMIT  MENT,  the  act  of  committing. 
RE  COMMIT,  to  commit  again. 
RECOMMITMENT,  the  act  of  committing  again. 

INSPECT,  to  look  into  with  care. 

INSPECT/atf,  the  act  of  looking  into. 
-&EINSPECT,  to  look  into  again. 
REISSPECTION,  the  act  of  looking  into  again. 

re.  ap  point -ment  re.  im  pris  on -ment 

to  fix,  to  settle  to  confine 

re.  at  tach-ment  re.  es  tab  lish-ment 

to  take,  to  append  to  settle  firmly 

re.  en  joy  -  ment  re.  du  pli  cate  -  ion  * 

to  have,  or  delight  in  to  double 

re.,  en  list  -  ment  re.  con  se  crate  -  ion 

to  enroll  to  make  sacred 

re.  en  act -ment  re.  sus  ci  tate-ion 

to  decree  to  rouse,  to  excite 

re.  in  stall -ment  re.  it  er  ate -ion 

to  place  in  office  to  repeat 

*  Rule  8,  page  119. 


TABLE  XXIV. 

Q.     What  does  e,  ex,  and  cf,  mean  ? 
A.     Out,  out  of,  from,  or  beyond. 
Most  of  these  words  are  verbs,  and  all  are  converted  into 
nouns  by  the  addition  of  ion. 


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^DUCE,  to  draw  out. 
.EDUCTION,  the  act  of  drawing  out. 

.EXONERATE,  to  free  from  load,  or  unload. 
EXONERATION,  the  act  of  freeing  from  load. 

e  ject  •  ion  e  nerv  ate  -  ion  ex  tract  -  ion 

to  cast  out  to  weaken  to  draw  from 

e  rase  -  ion  *  ef  fuse  -  ion  ex  tinct  •  ion 

to  rub  out  to  pour  out  put  out,  dead 

e  gress  -  ion  ex  empt-  ion  ex  tir  pate  -  ion 

a  going  out  to  free  from  to  root  out 

e  lie  it  -  ation  ex  haust  -  ion  ex  tri  cate  -  ion 

to  draw  out  to  drain  out  to  free  from 

*  Rule  1,  page  117. 


TABLE  XXV. 

Q.    What  do  im,  in,  it,  and  ir,  mean  ? 

A.  With  adjectives  and  adverbs  they  mean  not ;  but 
before  verbs,  and  nouns  derived  from  verbs,  they  add  inten- 
sity of  meaning,  and  are  nearly  equivalent  to  into,  to,  in,  or 
on.  In  this  table  they  mean  not. 

Q.     What  does  bly  mean  ? 

A.     In  a  manner  that  may  be. 

Ously  means,  in  a  manner. 

The  primitives  are  adjectives,  and  ity  converts  them  into 
nouns.  Those  in  bly  and  ously  are  adverbs, 

PROPER,  fit,  or  suitable. 
IM PROPER,  not  fit,  or  not  proper. 

SECURE,  safe. 

SECUR/rr,  state  of  safety. 
/^SECURE,  not  safe. 
JJVSECUR/rr,  in  a  state  not  safe. 

LITERATE,  learned. 
ILLITERATE,  not  learned,  unlearned. 


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RESOLUTE,  firm,  bold. 
ZKKESOLUTE,  not  firm,  not  bold. 

SENSIBLY,  in  a  manner  that  may  be  perceived. 
/JVSENSIBLY,  in  a  manner  that  may  not  be  perceived. 

im.  mor  tal  -  ity  ir.  ra  tion  al  -  ity 

subject  to  death  pertaining  to  reason 

im.  pure  -  ity  *  in.  cau  tious  -  ly 

clear,  unmingled  careful  to  avoid  evils 

in.  act  ive  -  ity  in.  de  xo  rous  -  ly 

nimble,  quick  decent,  suitable 

il.  lib  er  al  -  ity  in.  cred  u  lous  -  ly 

generous  apt  to  believe 

*  Rule  1,  page  117. 


TABLE  XXVI. 

Q.     What  do  di,  dif,  and  dis,  mean  ? 

A.  Separation,  disunion,  two  or  out ;  sometimes  no/,  or 
denial  of. 

The  primitives  are  verbs ;  with  ed  they  are  verbs  or  par- 
ticiples. 

Carry  out  each  word  just  like  join. 

JOIN,  to  unite. 

JOINED,  was  united,  or  did  unite. 
DZSJOIN,  to  separate  or  sever. 
DISJOINED,  was  separated,  or  severed. 
jRjEJOIN,  to  join  again,  or  unite  again. 
JW?JOINJEX>,  was  joined  again,  or  united  again. 

re  dis.  close- ed  *    /  re  dis.  ap  pear  -  ed 

to  shut  to  be  in  sight 

re  dis.  mount  -  ed  re  dis.  embark  -  ed 

to  ascend  <to  go  on  ship-board 

re  dis.  place-ed  re  dis.  en  throne-ed 

to  put  in  place  to  place  on  a  throne 

re  dis.  a  dorn  -  ed  re  dis.  or  gari  ize  -  ed 

to  decorate  to  form  properly 

#  Rule  1,  page  117. 


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re  dis.  in  ter-red*  re  dis.  en  cum  ber-ed 

to  bury  to  clog,  to  impede 

re  dis.  in  fect-ed  re  dis.  in  her  it-ed 

to  taint  to  receive  by  inheritance 

In  the  following  *words  dis  means  not.. 

dis.  a  gree  -  ed  -ment  dis.  like  -  ed 

to  be  in  concord  to  be  pleased  with 

dis.  be  lieve  -  ed  -  er  dis.  use  -  ed 

to  credit  to  employ 

dis.  o  bey-edf  dis.  hon  est-y 

to  submit  to  free  from  fraud 

*  Rule  6,  page  118.  |  Exception  2,  page  117. 


TABLE  XXVII. 

Q.     What  do  co,  com,  con,  col,  and  cor,  mean  ? 

A.  Much  the  same  as  with,  joined  with,  in  connection 
with,  or  together. 

Q.     What  does  ship,  when  a  suffix,  mean  ? 

A.     The  state,  or  office. 

The  following  words  are  nouns  or  verbs,  changed  accord- 
ing to  their  terminations  as  heretofore. 

REGENT,  a  governor  or  ruler. 
CORE  GENT,  a  governor  with. 

PRESS,  to  squeeze. 
COM  PRESS,  to  squeeze  or  press  together. 

LAPSE,  to  slide 
COLLAPSE,  to  slide  together 

FLUX,  a  flowing. 
C0JVFLUX,  a  flowing  together 

DENSE,  compact,  close. 
CONDENSE,  to  force  more  closely  together. 

co.  heir  -  ship  col.  li  gate  -  ion 

one  who  inherits  to  bind 


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co.  el  der  -  ship  co  hab  it  -  ation 

a  church  ruler  to  live  together 

co.  part  ner  -  ship  com  mune  •  ion 

a  sharer  to  talk  together 

com.  mi  grate  -  ion  *  col  lect  -  ion 

to  remove  to  gather 

col.  lo  cate  -  ion  cor  rob  o  rate  •  ion 

to  place  to  confirm 

*  Rule  8,  page  119.    * 


TABLE  XXVHI. 

Q.     What  do  ad,  ac,  af,  al,  an,  ap,  as,  and  at,  mean  ? 
A.     They  signify  nearly  the  same  as  to,  implying  some 
addition  in  accordance  with  the  use  of  the  primitive  word. 

JOIN,  to  unite. 
ADJOIN,  to  unite  to. 

ad.  judge  -  ed  ap.  per  tain  -  ed  as  sent  -  ed 

to  pass  sentence  to  belong  to  agree  to 

ac.  cred  it  -  ed  ad  vert  -  ence  al  lude  -  ed 

to  believe  to  turn  to  to  refer  to 

af:  fix  -  ed  ac.  cede  -  ed  an  nex  -  ttion 

to  fasten  to  yield  to  unite  to 

at.  test  -  ed  af  flict  -  ion  as  cribe  -  ed 

to  prove  to  put  to  pain       to  attribute  to 


TABLE  XXIX. 

In  and  un,  in  this  table  signify  not,  but  must  not  be  pre- 
fixed till  some  suffix  is  added.  They  are  sometimes  used 
interchangeably ;  as,  wrccontrollable,  or  ^controllable,  both 
meaning  the  same  thing.  In  is,  however,  the  most  common, 
and  generally  the  most  elegant.  Un,  with  the  termination 


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ed,  is  frequently  more  elegant  than  in,  with  the  same  word  ; 
as,  zmseparated,  but  inseparable. 

Un  must  be  used  when  ed  is  added,  but  in  must  not.  You 
may  say  unconsoled,  but  not  inconsoled. 

The  primitives  are  verbs  ;  able  converts  them  into  adjec- 
tives, and  ably  into  adverbs.  Carry  out  each  word  like  the 
example. 

CURE,  to  heal,  as  a  disease. 
CURABLE,  that  may  be  healed. 

t^t  may  not  behead. 


in  a  manner  that  may  not  be  healed- 

UN  CURED,  was  not  cured. 

in  un.  con  sole  -  able  -  ably  •  ed  * 

to  comfort 
in  un.  con  sume  -  able  •  ably  -  ed 

to  waste  away 
in  un.  con  ceive  -  able  -  ably  -  ed 

to  think 
in  un.  con  test  -  able  -  ably  -  ed 

to  strive 
in  un.  com  pare  -  able  •  ably  -  ed 

to  liken 
in  un.  dis  cern  -  ible  -  ibly  -  ed 

to  see,  to  judge 
in  un.  dis  pute  -  able  -  ably  -  ed 

to  contend  for 
in  un.  cor  rupt  -  ible  -  ibly  -  ed 

to  vitiate 
in  un.  con  quer  -  able  -  ably  -  ed 

to  subdue 

*  See  Rule  1,  page  117.. 


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TABLE  XXX. 


Q.     What  does  di  mean  ? 
A.     Separation,  disunion,  asunder. 
Q.     What  does  hi  mean  ? 
A.     Two 

The  primitives  of  the  first  column  are  verbs ;  of  the  sec- 
ond column,  adjectives. 

LACEKATE,  to  tear  or  rend. 
#7 LACERATE,  to  tear  or  rend  tumnder. 

FORM,  shape,  figure. 
,5/FORM,  two  forms,  or  double  form. 

di  vest  -  ed  bi.  lat  er  al 

to  strip  of  belonging  to  the  side 

di  gress  -  ion  bi.  cor  po  ral 

to  go  aside  relating  to  the  body 

di  late  -  ion  bi.  an  gu  lous 

to  enlarge  having  corners,  or  angles 

df  lute-ed  bi  ma  nous 

to  make  thin  having  two  hands 

di  vide  -  ed  bi  corn  ous 

to  separate  having  two  horns 

di  lap  i  date  -  ion  .         bi-  en  ni  al 

to  fall  apart,  go  to  ruin      once  in  two  years 


TABLE  XXXI. 

Q.  What  does  inter  mean  ? 

A.  Between. 

Q.  Who  do  trans  and  ultra  mean  ? 

A.  Across,  over,  beyond,  or  change  of  place. 

JACENT,  lying  at  length. 
INTERJACENT,  lying  between. 


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ATLANTIC,  the  Atlantic  ocean. 
TRANS ATL ANTIC,  across  the  Atlantic. 

MARINE,  pertaining  to  the  sea, 
ULTRAMARINE,  beyond  the  sea. 

inter  weave  in  ter  fere-  ence* 

to  unite  threads  to  interpose 

inter,  mar  ry  in  ter  vene  •  tion 

to  unite  in  marriage  to  come  between 

inter,  med  die  in  ter  rupt  -  ion 

to  have  to  do  with  to  break  in  between 

trans,  plant  -  ed  m  ter  sperse  •  ed 

to  fix  in  the  ground  to  scatter  between 

trans,  al  pine  trans  gress-ion 

pertaining  to  the  Alps         to  violate,  or  cross  a  law 

trans,  lu  cent  trans  cend  -  ent 

shining  to  go  beyond 

*  Rule  1,  page  117. 


TABLE  XXXII. 

Q.     What  do  super,  supra,  and  sur,  mean  ? 
A.     Above,  beyond,  upon,  or  over  and  above. 
When  a  prefix  or  suffix  is  added,  drop  the  defining  word 
pertaining,bel<mging,  &c.3as  shown  in  the  following  example. 

HUMAN,  belonging  to  mankind. 
SZ7RE/2HUMAN,  above  what  is  human. 

MUNDANE,  belonging  to  the  world. 
SCZPiikLMUNDANE,  above  the  world. 

CHARGE,  to  load,  as  a  gun. 
SURCHARGE,  to  over  load. 

super,  add  -  ition  su  per  vise  -  ion 
to  join,  or  increase  to  overlook 

super,  a  bound  -  ed  sur.  mount  •  ed 
to  be  in  great  plenty  to  ascend 

7 


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super,  nat  u  ral  -  Ij 
according  to  nature 

super,  an  gel  ic 
belonging  to  angels 


sur  pass  -  ed 
to  go  beyond 

sur  vive  -  ed 
to  outlive 


TABLE  XXXm. 

Q.    What  do  sub,  sue,  suf,  sup,  and  subttr,  mean  ? 
A.     Under,  below,  subordinate,  or  after. 
Remember,  when  sub  is  prefixed,  omit  pertaining  to9  ID 
the  definition,  b'ke  sub  aquatic. 


AQUATIC,  pertaining  to  the  water. 
50BAQUATIC,  under  the  water. 


SUD.  as  tral 

relating  to  tlie  stars 
sub.  cen  tral 

relating  to  the  center 
sub.  lin  gual 

pertaining  to  the  tongue 
sub.  ma  rine 

pertaining  to  the  sea 
sub.  tu  tor 

one  who  instructs 
sub.  merge 

to  plunge 
sub.  cu  ta  ne  ous 

relating  to  the  skin 
sub.  ter  ra  ne  ous 

pertaining  to  the  earth 


subter.  flu  ent 

a  flowing 
suf.  fix 

to  fasten,  or  place 
sub  tend-ed 

to  extend  under 
sue  ceed  -  ed 

to  follow  after 
sup  plant  -  ed 

to  undermine 
sup  port  -  er 

to  sustain,  or  hold  up 
suf   er-ance 

to  undergo 
sub  ju  gate  -  ion 

to  subdue,  or  bring  under 


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TABLE  XXXIV. 

Q.     What  do  ob,  oc,  of,  and  op,  mean  1 
A.     Before,  or  IT  front,  against  or  towards,  in  or  on,  in 
the  way,  or  out. 

Q.     What  does  retro  mean  ?  —  A.     Backward. 

Q.     What  does  bene  mean  ?  —  A.     6r00d  or  well 

Q.     What  do  mafo,  and  mat,  mean  ?  —  A.     Bad  or  et?*7. 

LIGATION,  the  act  of  binding. 
OBLIGATION,  something  binding  on  a  person. 
00  CUR,  to  meet,  happen,  or  come  into  mind. 
0FFER,  to  present,  or  lay  before. 
OPPOSE,  to  place,  or  take  a  stand  against. 

ACTION,  state  of  acting,  or  moving. 
RETR  0ACTION,  acting  backward. 
BENEVOLEXT,  wishing  well 
MALEVOLWY,  wishing  evil 

Remember  un  must  not  be  used,  except  with  cd,  or  ive, 
added. 

un.  ob  struct  -  ion  -  ed  un.  ob  ject  -  ion  -  ed 

to  hinder  to  urge  against 

un.  ob  scure  -  ation  -  ed  *  un.  ob  trude  -  ed 

to  darken  to  thrust  inoo 

un.  ob  serve  -  ation  -  ed  un.  ob  vert  -  ed 

to  overlook  to  turn  toward 

un.  of  fense  -  ive  bene.  male,  fac  tor 

displeasure  a  doer  of  something 

un.  ob  lit  er  ate  -  ed  bene.  maid,  die  tion 

to  blot  out  manner  of  speaking 

re  tro  spect-ion  mal.  prac  tice 

a  looking  backward  customary  actions 

re  tro  grade  -  ation  mal.  treat  ment 

a  moving  backward  management 

*  Remark,  tinder  Rule  10th,  page  119. 


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TABLE  XXXV. 

Q.  What  does  de  mean  ? 

4.  From,  down,  separating  from,  or  privation. 

Q.  What  does  circum  mean  ?  —  A.     Around. 

Q.  What  does  ante  and  post  mean  ? 

A.  Ante  means  before,  and  post,  after. 

OX  YD  ATE,  to  combine  oxygen  with  some  base. 
OXYD  AT/ON",  the  act  of,  &c.,  or  ttate 

ZXEOXYDATE,  to  deprive  of  oxygen. 
DEOX.\VATION,  the  ac*  of  depriving,  &a 

NA  flGATE,  to  sail. 
CIRCUMNAVIGATION,  the  ac<  of  sailing  around. 

ANTEMERIDIAN,  befwe  noon. 
POSTMERIDIAN,  after  noon. 

de.  press -ion  de.  range -ed 

to  squeeze  to  place  in  order 

de.  pop  u  late  -  ed  cir  cum  volve 

to  increase  people  to  roll  around 

circum.  po  lar  cir  cum  fer  ence 

pertaining  to  the  poles  a  line  passing  round 

circum.  flu  ent  an  te  cur  sor 

a  flowing  one  who  runs  before 

ante.  post,  date  an  te  ced  ent 

to  note  time  going  before  in  time 

ante.  post,  po  si  tion  post  script 

situation  written  after 


TABLE  XXXVI. 

Q.  What  does  pro  mean  1 

A.  Fore,  forth,  forward,  or  out. 

Q.  What  does  per  mean  ? 

A.  By,  through,  or  thoroughly. 


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Q.     What  does  preter  mean  ? 
A.     Beyond,  past,  or  more. 

PJ20JECT,  to  cast  forward. 
PJ20TBACT,  to  draw  out. 

LEGAL,  lawful,  according  to  law. 
PRETEJRLEGAL,  beyond  the  limits  of  law. 

AMBULATE,  to  walk. 
-REZ2AMBULATE,  to  walk  through. 

pro  ceed  -  ed  per  day 

to  move  forward  by  day 

pro  gress  -  ion  per  chance 

to  go  forward  by  chance 

pro  voke  -  ation  per  vade 

to  call  forth  anger  to  pass  througu 

pros  pect  -  ive  per  an  num 

a  looking  forward  by  the  year 

pro  pose  -  al  per  fo  rate 

to  lay  before  to  bore  through 

pro  trude  -  ed  preter.  per  feet 

to  thrust  forward  complete 

pro  pel  -  led  preter.  nat  u  ral 

to  urge  forward  according  to  nature 


TABLE  XXXVn. 

Q.  What  do  mono,  and  poly,  mean  ? 

A.  Mono  means  one,  and  poly,  many. 

Q.  What  do     omni,  pan,  and  panto,  mean  ? 

A.  They  mean  all. 

SYLLABLE,  a  combination  of  letters. 
M 0JV0SYLLABLE,  one  syllable. 
P0Z,JSYLLABLE,  many,  syllables. 
POTENT,  possessing  power. 
OMNIPOTENT,  possessing  all  power. 
THEIST,  a  believer  in  one  God. 
PANTHEIST,  a  believer  in  all  the  gods. 


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mono,  chord 

a  string  for  music 
mono,  chro  mat  io 

relating  to  color 
poly,  tech  nic 

pertaining  to  the  arts 
poly,  nom  in  al 

pertaining  to  the  name 
omni.  sci  ent 


omni.  per  cip  i  ent 

one  able  to  perceive 
pol  y  glot 

many  languages 


pol  y  pode 

m  many  feet 
pol  y  phon  ic 

many  sounds 
pol  y  ne  sia 

many  islands 
po  lyg  on  ous 

many  angles 
onf  nif  ic 

all  creating 
om  ni  fa  ri  ous 

of  all  forms 
mon  o  logue 

spoken  alone 


TABLE  XXXVm. 

Q.     What  do  tint,  multi,  and  equi,  mean  ? 

A.     Uni,  one ;  multi,  many ;  equi,  equaL 

Q.     What  does  anti  or  ant  mean  ? 

A     Against,  or  opposition. 

Observe,  when  a  comma  divides  a  word,  as  in  multiflorous 
to  drop  that  part  preceding  the  comma,  before  another  pre- 
fix is  joined. 

FORM,  shape. 

C2V7FORM,  of  one  form,  or  of  the  same  form. 
JfELTYFORM,  of  many  forms. 
J£Qfl/FORM,  of  equal  form,  or  the  same  form. 

SPASMODIC,  consisting  of  spasm,  or  cramp. 
-4JVT/SPASMODIC,  good  agcsmtt  spasm,  or  cramp. 


equi.  multi.  lat  er  al 
pertaining  to  a  side 

equi.  multi.  lin  e  al 

pertaining  to  a  line 


u  m  corn 

one  horn 
u  ni  son 

one  sound 


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equi.  mult,  an  gu  lar  u  niv  o  cal 

pertaining  to  an  angle          one  voice 

equi.  mul  ti,  so  nous  e  qui  nox 

having  many  sounds  equal  day  and  night 

uni.  mul  ti,  flo  rous  e  qui  nu  mer  ant 

having  many  flowers  equal  numbers 

uni.  mul  ti,  lit  er  al  anti.  fe  brile 

having  many  letters  pertaining  to  fever 

multi.  syl  la  ble  anti.  con  ta  gious 

a  combination  of  letters         communicating  by  touch 

equi.  dis  tant  anti.  mo  narch  ic  al 

remote  pertaining  to  a  monarch 

multi  fa  ri  ous  anti.  rev  o  lu  tion  ist 

having  many  forms  a  favorer  of  a  revolution 


Q.  What  do  hood,  ship,  and  age,  as  suffixes,  mean  ? 

A.  Their  most  common  import  is  office,  state,  rank  or 
condition. 

Q.  What  does  ism  mean  ? 

A.  The  doctrine,  state  peculiar  to,  or  principles  of. 

Q.  What  does  ics  mean  ? 

A.  The  science  of,  art  or  doctrine. 

Q.  What  do  demi,  hemi,  and  semi  mean  ?     Half. 

demi.  man  semi,  annual  pupil -age 

demi.  wolf  hemi.  sphere  vassal -age 

semi,  tone  boy -hood  partner -ship 

semi,  circle  man -hood  scholar -ship 

Numeral  Prefixes. 

Uni  means  one.  Tetra,  four.  Sept,  hepta,  seven. 

Bi,  two.  Penta,  pent,  five.    Octa,  octo,  oct,  eight 

Tri,  three.  Sex,  hexa,  six.        Deca,  dec,  ten. 

Centu,  centi,  cent,  one  hundred. 


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APOTHEGMS. 

ADHERE  firmly  to  morality  and  virtue,  and  never  treat 
serious  things  with  levity. 

Do  good  to  all  men  as  you  have  opportunity. 

No  man  may  expect  to  have  friends  unless  he  acts  the 
part  of  a  friend  to  others. 

Vice  and  ignorance  are  the  only  things  of  which  you 
need  ever  be  ashamed.      Avoid  them  and  you  may  ven- 
ture any  where  without  fear  or  shame. 
;  It  is  more  prudent  to  overlook  trivial  offenses  than  to 
<|iiarrel  about  them. 

When  you  have  lost  your  integrity,  you  have  lost  your 
character. 

A  liar  is  seldom  believed  even  when  he  speaks  the  truth. 

Always  regard  what  is  said  to  you,  by  those  who  are 
your  superiors  in  age  or  learning,  and  endeavor  to  profit 
by  their  instructions. 

The  greatest  wisdom  of  speech,  is  to  know  when,  and 
where,  and  what  to  speak. 

The  great  business  of  man  is  to  do  good. 

Avoid  speaking  evil  of  persons ;  if  you  can  say  nothing  I 
in  their  favor,  you  had  better  be  silent. 

Good  breeding  consists  in  a  respectful  behavior  to  all. 

Do  to  others  as  you  would  be  done  by. 

Reading  makes  a  full  man ;  writing  makes  a  correct ; 
man ;  conversation  makes  a  ready  man ;  and  thinking  \ 
makes  a  great  man. 

It  is  characteristic  of  a  great  mind,  to  inquire  into  the 
reason  and  cause  of  things. 

Time  once  past  never  returns.  Defer  nothing  for  the 
morrow  which  should  be  done  to-day. 

The  happiness  of  the  body  consists  in  health ;  that  of 
the  mind,  in  virtue  and  knowledge. 

Virtue's  the  friend  of  life,  the  soul  of  health, 

The  poor  man's  comfort,  and  the  rich  man's  wealth. 


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A  sage  and  a  poor  shepherd  looked  for  truth.  The 
former  sought  her  among  the  stars,  the  latter  found  her  at 
his  feet. 

Life  to  youth,  is  a  fairy  tale  just  opened  ;  to  old  age, 
a  tale  read  through,  ending  in  death.  Be  wise  in  time, 
that  you  may  be  happy  in  eternity. 

Happiness,  like  a  snail,  is  never  found  from  home,  nor 
without  a  home. 

The  rose  is  sweetest  when  it  first  opens  ;  the  spikenard 
root,  when  the  herb  dies.  Beauty  belongs  to  youth,  and 
dies  with  it,  but  the  odor  of  piety  survives  death,  and 
perfumes  the  tomb. 

Never  be  cast  down  by  trifles.  If  a  spider  breaks  his 
thread  twenty  times  a  day,  he  patiently  mends  it  each 
time.  Make  up  your  mind  to  do  a  good  thing,  it  will  be 
done.  Fear  not  troubles,  keep  up  your  spirits,  the  dark- 
ness will  pass  away.  If  the  sun  is  going  down,  look  at 
I  the  stars ;  if  they  are  hid  by  clouds,  still  look  up  to  heav- 
en, rely  upon  the  promises  of  God,  and  be  cheerful. 
Never  yield  to  misfortune.  Mind  what  you  run  after; 
avoid  bubbles  that  will  burst,  and  fire-works  that  end  hi 
smoke ;  get  that  which  is  worth  keeping,  and  can  be 
kept. 

Fight  against  a  hasty  temper  ;  a  spark  may  set  a  house 
on  fire  ;  a  fit  of  passion  may  cause  you  to  mourn  long  and 
bitterly.  Govern  your  passions,  or  they  will  govern  you. 
Conquer  your  enemies  by  kindness,  preserve  your  friends 
by  prudence,  deserve  the  esteem  of  all  by  goodness. 

The  road  ambition  travels,  is  too  narrow  for  friendship,  > 
too  crooked  for  love,  too  rugged  for  honesty,  too  dark  for 
science,  and  too  hilly  for  happiness. 

Evil  thoughts  are  dangerous  enemies,  and  should  be 
repulsed  at  the  threshold  of  our  minds.  Fill  the  head 
and  heart  with  good  thoughts,  that  there  be  no  room  for 
bad  ones. 

Prosperity  gains  a  thousand  intimates,  adversity  often 
shows  us  that  not  one  of  them  is  a  real  friend.  Sunshine 
friends  are  the  green  flies  of  society. 


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WORDS  PRONOUNCED  ALIKE,  BUT  DIFFERENT  IN   ORTHOC 
RAPHY. 


ail,  to  trouble, 
ale,  malt  liquor. 

air,  the  atmosphere. 

Aeir,  one  who      inherits. 
^11,  the  whole, 
awl,  an  instrument. 

&!'  tar,  a  place  for  offerings 

al  ter,  to  change, 
ant,  a  little  insect, 
awnt,  a  sister  to  a  parent. 

ark,  a  vessel. 

are,  a  part  of  a  circle, 
as  cent7,  steepness, 
as  sent,  agreement. 

&u'  ger,  a  tool. 

&u  gur,  one  who  foretells, 
bail,  surety, 
bale,  a  pack  of  goods. 

ball,  a  sphere. 

bawl,  to  cry  aloud, 
base,  low,  vile, 
bass  or  base,  in  music. 

beer,  a  liquor. 

bier,  to  carry  dead  bodies, 
bin,  a  box. 
been,  participle  of  be. 

ber7  ry,  a  little  fruit. 

bu  ry,  to  inter, 
beat,  to  strike, 
beet,  a  root. 

blew,  did  blow. 

blue,  a  color, 
boar,  a  male  swine, 
bore,  to  make  a  hole. 


bow,  to  bend  the  body. 

bou^A,  a  branch, 
bell,  to  ring, 
belle,  a  fine  lady. 

beau,~a  gay  gentleman. 

bow,  to  shoot  with, 
."bread,  a  kind  of  food, 
bred,  educated. 

bur7  TOW,  for  rabbits. 

bSr  Qugh,  an  incorporated 
by,  near  at  hand.  [town,* 
bwy,  to  purchase. 

bay,  an  inlet  of  water. 

bey,  a  Turkish  governor, 
be,  to  exist, 
bee,  an  insect. 

beach,  sea  shore. 

beech,  a  tree, 
boll,  a  pod  of  plants, 
bowl,  an  earthen  vessel, 
bole,  a  kind  of  clay. 

bolt,  a  fastening  to  a  door. 

bottlt  or  bolt,  to  sift, 
but,  a  conjunction, 
butt,  two  hogsheads. 

brake,  a  weed. 

break,  to  part  asunder. 
Cain,  a  man's  name, 
•eane,  a  shrub  or  staff. 

^all,  to  cry  out,  or  name. 

caul,   a  net  inclosing  the 

bowels. 

€an7  non,  a  large  gun. 
can  on,  a  law  of  the  church. 


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ces'  sion,  a  grant,     [court,  ce'  dar,  a  kind  of  wood. 

ses  sion,  the   sitting  of  a  ced  er,  one  who  cedes, 
can  vas,  coarse  cloth.  cede,  to  give  up. 

can  vass,  to  examine.  seed,  fruit,  offspring. 

ceil,  to  make  a  ceiling.  cent,  the  hundredth  part  of 

seal,  to  fasten  a  letter.  a  dollar, 

ceil'  ing,  of  a  room.  sent,  ordered  away, 

seal  ing,  setting  a  seal.  scent,  a  smell. 

course,  way,  direction  eel7  lar,  the  lowest  room. 

coarse,  not  fine.  sell  er,  one  who  sells, 

cote,  a  sheep-fold.  clime,  a  region, 

coat,  a  garment.  clim6,  to  ascend. 

eore,  the  heart.  coun'  cil,  an  assembly. 

vorps,  a  body  of  soldiers.       coun  sel,  advice.  - 

cell,  a  narrow  room.  cym  bal,  a  musical  instru- 
sell,  to  dispose  of.  ment. 

cen'  tu  ry,  a  hundred  years,  sym  bol,  a  type. 

cen  t^u  ry,  a  plant.  c81  or,  hue. 

chol  er,  wrath.  -eul  ler,  one  who  selects, 

col  lar,  for  the  neck.  dam,  to  stop  water. 

cord,  a  small  rope.  damw,  to  condemn. 

chord,  a  line.  dear,  costly, 

cion,  a  young  sprout.  deer,  a  wild  animal. 

Sion,  a  mountain.  dew,  falling  vapors. 

cite,  to  summon.  due,  owing. 

site,  situation.  die,  to  expire. 

si#At,  the  sense  of  seeing.      dye,  to  color.  ^ 

chron'  ic  al,  of  long  continu-  doe,  a  female  deer, 

chron  i  cle,  a  history,  [ance.  dow^A,  bread  not  baked. 

com  pie  ment,  a  full  number,    dire,  horrid. 

com  pli  ment,  an  act  of     dy7  er,  one  who  colors, 

politeness.  dun,  tt>  urge  for  money. 

eons  in,  a  relation.  dun,  a  brown  color, 

coz  en,  to  cheat.  dSne,  performed.  [off. 

cur  rant,  a  berry.  e  li"  sion,  the  act  of  cutting 

cur  rent,  a  stream.  e  lys  ian,  a  place  of  joy. 

cask,  a  vessel  for  liquids.  ere,  before, 

casque,  a  helmet,  ear,  the  organ  of  hearing. 


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ewe,  a  female  sheep, 
you,  a  second  person, 
yew,  a  tree. 

fane,  a  temple. 

fain,  gladly. 

fgi^n,  to  dissemble, 
fair,  handsome, 
fare,  customary  food. 

feat,  axi  exploit. 

feet,  plural  of  foot. 
freeze,  to  congeal, 
frieze,  in  a  building. 

flea,  an  insect. 

flee,  to  run  away, 
flour,  of  rye  or  wheat. 
flow7  er,  a  blossom. 

forth,  abroad.  -* 

fourth,  in  number, 
foul,  filthy, 
fowl,  a  bird. 

gilt,  with  gold. 

gwilt,  criminality, 
grate,  iron  bars, 
great,  large. 

grown,  increased,     [pain. 

groan,  an  expression  of 
hail,  to  call,  or  frozen  rain, 
hale,  healthy. 

hart,  a  beast. 

heart,  the  seat  of  life, 
hare,  an  animal, 
hair,  the  fur  of  animals. 

here,  in  this  place. 

hear,  to  hearken, 
hew,  to  cut. 
hue,  color. 

hie,  to  hasten. 

,  elevated,  lofty. 


him,  objective  of  he. 

hynw,  a  sacred  song, 
hire,  wages. 
hi^A7  er,  more  high. 

heel,  the  hinder  part  of  the 

heal,  to  cure.  [foot 

h&ul,  to  drag, 
hfcllj  a  large  room. 

I,  myself. 

eye,  the  organ  of  sight, 
isle,  an  island, 
aisle,  of  a  church. 

in,  within. 

inn,  a  tavern, 
in  dite1,  to  compose, 
in  did;,  to  prosecute. 

kill,  to  slay. 

kilw,  for  burning  bricks, 
key,  for  a  lock, 
quay,  a  wharf. 

&nave,  a  rogue. 

nave,  of  a  wheel. 
Anead,  to  work  dough, 
need,  necessity. 

&neel,  to  bend  the  knee. 

neal,  to  heat. 
£new,  did  know, 
new,  fresh,  not  old. 

know,  to  understand. 

no,  not. 
Jcmght,  a  title. 
ni#At,  darkness. 

/fcnot,  a  tie. 

not,  no,  denying, 
lade,  to  fill,  to  dip. 
laid,  placed. 

lain,  did  lie. 

lane,  a  narrow  street. 


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leek,  a  root, 
leak,  to  run  out. 

les'  son,  a  task,  a  precept. 

less  en,  to  diminish, 
li  ar,  one  who  tells  lies. 
I  lyre,  a  harp.    , 

led,  did  lead. 

lead,  a  heavy  metal, 
lie,  an  untruth, 
lye,  water  drained  through 

lo,  behold,  look.      [ashes. 

low,  humble. 
la«,  a  gum. 
lack,  want. 

leaf,  of  a  plant. 

Kef,  willingly, 
lone,  solitary, 
loan,  that  is  lent. 

lore,  learning. 

low1  er,  more  low. 
mam,  ocean,  the  chief, 
inane,  of  a  horse. 

made,  finished. 

maid,  an  unmarried  woman 
male,  the  he  kind, 
mail,  armor,  or  the  bag  for 
letters. 

man'  ner,  mode  of  action. 

man  or,  lands  of  a  lord, 
meet,  to  come  together, 
meat,  flesh,  food, 
mete,  measure. 

mien,  countenance. 

mean,  low,  humble, 
mewl,  to  cry. 
mule,  a  beast.  [mine. 

mm'  er,  one  who  works  in  a 

mi  nor,  less,  01  under  age. 
K 


moon,  to  grieve, 
mown,  cut  down. 

moat,  a  ditch. 

mote,  a  speck, 
mite,  an  insect. 
mi^At,  strength. 

met7  al,  gold  or  silver,  &c. 

met  tie,  briskness, 
nit,  egg  of  an  insect, 
faiit,  to  join  with  needles. 

nay,  no. 

n&ighj  as  a  horse, 
net,  a  woven  snare, 
nett,  or  net,  clear  of  charges. 

ou<$t,  bound. 

au#At,  any  thing, 
oar,  a  paddle, 
ore,  of  metal. 

one,  a  single  thing. 

wSn,  did  win. 
oh,  alas, 
owe,  to  be  indebted. 

our,  belonging  to  us. 
,    Aour,  sixty  minutes, 
plum,  a  fruit, 
plumft,  a  lead  and  line. 

pale,  without  color. 

pazl,  a  vessel, 
pam,  distress, 
pate,  a  square  of  glass. 

pal'  ate,  part  of  the  mouth. 

pal  let,  a  painter's  board,  a 
pole,  a  long  stick.  [bed. 
poll,  the  head. 

peel;  to  pare  off  the  rind. 

peal,  sounds, 
pa^r,  a  couple, 
pare,  to  cut  off  the  rind. 


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plain,  even,  or  level. 
plane,  to  make  smooth. 

pray,  to  implore. 

prey,  a  booty,  plunder. 
prin'  ci  pal,  chief. 
prin  ci  pie,  rule  of  action. 

proph  et,  a  foreteller. 

prof  it,  advantage. 
peace,  quietude. 
piece,  a  part. 

pan7  el,  a  square  in  a  door. 

pan  nel,  a  rustic  saddle. 
raise,  to  lift. 
raze,  to  demolish,    [clouds. 

rain,   water  falling  from 


,  to  rule. 
rap,  to  strike. 
wrap,  to  fold  together. 

read,  to  peruse. 

reed,  a  plant. 
red,  a  color. 
read,  did  read. 

reek,  to  emit  steam. 

wreak,  to  revenge. 
rest,  to  take  ease. 
wrest,  to  take  by  force. 

rice,  a  sort  of  grain. 

rise,  source,  beginning. 
rye,  a  sort  of  grain. 
wry,  crooked. 

ring,  to  sound,  a  circle. 

wring,  to  twist. 
rite,  ceremony. 
ri#7it,  just.  [pen. 

write,  to  make  letters  with  a 
wri^At,  a  workman. 

rode,  did  ride. 

road,  the  highway. 


rig'  ger,  one  who  rigs  vessels, 
rig  or,  severity. 

rout,  a  defeat. 

route,  a  way,  or  course, 
rough,  not  smooth, 
ruff,  a  neck-cloth. 

rote,  a  repetition  of  words. 

wrote,  did  write, 
roe,  a.  female  deer, 
row,  a  rank. 

roar,  to  sound  loudly. 

row'  er,  one  who  rows, 
rab  bet,  to  join, 
rab  bit,  a  quadruped. 

sail,  the  canvas  of  a  ship. 

sale,  the  act  of  selling, 
sea,  a  large  body  of  water, 
see,  to  behold. 

seen,  beheld. 

scene,  part  of  a  play. 

seine,  a  fish  net. 
sen'  ior,  older, 
sei^n  ior,  a  Turkish  king. 

seam,  where  the  edges  join. 

seem,  to  appear, 
shear,  to  cut  with  shears, 
sheer,  clear,  unmixed. 

strait,  a  narrow  pass. 

strai^t,  direct. 
so,  in  such  a  manner, 
sow,  to  scatter  seed, 
sew,  to  use  a  needle. 

sum,  the  whole. 

s5me,  a  part. 

sun,  the  fountain  of  light. 
s5n,  a  male  child. 

stare,  to  gaze. 

stair,  a  step. 


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steel,  hard  metal.  the,  definitive  adjective, 

steal,  to  take  by  theft.  thee,  objective  case  of  thou. 

sue'  cor,  help.  too,  likewise. 

suck  er,  a  young  twig.  two,  twice  one. 

sleight,  dexterity.  tow,  to  drag. 

sli^At,  to  despise.  toe,  extremity  of  the  foot. 

sole,  of  the  foot.  vail,  a  covering. 

sowl,  the  spirit.  vale,  a  valley, 

slay,  to  kill.  vi'  al,  a  little  bottle, 

sley,  a  weaver's  reed.  vi  ol,  a  fiddle, 

si eigh,  a  carriage  on  runners,  vein,  for  the  blood. 

sloe,  a  fruit.  vane,   to  show  which  way 

slow,  not  swift.  the  wind  blows. 

stake,  a  post.  vice,  sin. 

>steak,  a  slice  of  meat.  vise,  a  screw. 

stile,  steps  over  a  fence.  watt,  to  tarry. 

style,  fashion,  diction.  wei^At,  heaviness, 

tacks,  small  nails.  wear,  to  carry  as  clothes, 

tax,  a  rate,  tribute.  ware,  merchandise. 

throw,  to  cast  away.  waste,  to  squander. 

throe,  pain  of  travail.  waist,  a  part  of  the  body. 

tear,  to  rend.  [weight,  way,  road,  course, 

tare,  a  weed,  allowance  of  wei#/*,  to  find  the  weight. 

tear,  water  from  the  eyes,  week,  seven  days. 

tier,  a  row.  weak,  not  strong, 

team,  of  cattle.  wood,  timber, 

teem,  to  produce.  wowld,  past  time  of  will. 

their,  belonging  to  them.  weaTH'  er,  state  of  the  air. 

there,  in  that  place.  weTH  er,  a  sheep. 


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PUNCTUATION  AND  CAPITAL  LETTERS. 


PUNCTUATION. 

PUNCTUATION  is  the  art  of  dividing  a  written  composition 
into  sentences,  or  parts  of  sentences, -by  points  or  stops,  to 
mark  the  different  pauses  which  the  sense  requires. 

The  principal  points  are  the 

Comma,  thus  ,  Interrogation,  thus  ? 

Semicolon        ;  Exclamation  ! 

Colon  :  Parenthesis  () 

Period  .  Dash 

A  comma  denotes  a  pause,  as  long  as  the  reader  would  be 
in  pronouncing  the  word,  and. 

A  semicolon  denotes  a  pause  as  long  as  two  commas. 

A  colon  denotes  a  pause  as  long  as  three  commas. 

A  period  denotes  a  pause  as  long  as  four  commas  ;  it 
shows  that  the  sentence  is  complete. 

An  interrogation  point  denotes  that  a  question  is  asked. 

An  exclamation  point  denotes  astonishment. 

A  parenthesis  includes  a  part  of  a  sentence,  which  might; 
have  been  omitted  without  injuring  the  sense,  and  must  be 
read  in  an  altered  and  lower  tone  of  voice. 

A  dash  denotes  a  sudden  stop,  or  change  in  the  subject 

The  following  characters  are  also  frequently  used  in  com- 
position : 

An  apostrophe,  thus '  denotes  the  omission  of  a  letter ;  as, 
lov't1  for  loved. 

A  caret,  thus,  A  denotes  where  to  take  in  what  was  left 

.  o 
out  by  mistake ;  ihua,frm. 

A 




TOWN'S    SPELLING    BOOK.  161 


A  hyphen,  thus,  -  connects  the  parts  of  a  compound  word ; 
I  as,  lap-dog. 

A  quotation,  thus,  "  "  denotes  that  the  passage  is  taken 
I  from  some  other  author,  in  his  own  words. 

An  index,  thus,  gg*  points  to  a  passage  important  to  be 
noticed. 

A  paragraph,  thus,  1F  denotes  the  beginning  of  a  new 
subject. 

A  star,  thus,  *  and  other  marks,  as  f,  {,  §,  ||,  and  some- 
times the  letters  of  the  alphabet,  and  figures,  refer  to  the 
margin  or  bottom  of  the  page. 

CAPITAL   LETTERS. 

Capital  letters  should  be  used : 

1.  At  the  beginning  of  every  book,  chapter,  note,  and 
sentence. 

2.  At  the  beginning  of  appellations  of  the  Deity ;    of 
proper  names  of  persons,  places,  seas,  rivers,  ships ;  and  of 
adjectives  derived  from  proper  names. 

3.  At  the  beginning  of  most  quotations,  and  of  every 
line  of  poetry. 

4.  The  pronoun  /,  and  interjection  O,  should  be  written 
in  capitals. 

FRACTIONS. 

^  t  i  f  * 

one  third,    one  fourth,    one  half,    three  fourths,    one  fifth. 

a  t  «         A 

two  thirds,    three  eighths,    two  ninths,    one  tenth. 

•5  .25 

five  tenths.         twenty-five  hundredths. 


162  TOWN'S    SPELLING    BOOK. 


ABBREVATIONS  EXPLAINED. 

A.  A.  S.  Fellow  of  the  Amer-  Cons.  Constable. 

lean  Academy.  Cts.  Cents. 

A.  B.  Bachelor  of  Arts.       D.  D.  Doctor  of  Divinity. 
Abp.  Archbishop.  Dea.  Deacon. 

Acct.  Account.  Dec.  December. 

A.  D.  Anno   Domini,  the  Del.  Delaware. 

year  of  our  Lord.  Dept.  Deputy. 

AL  Alabama.  Deut.  Deuteronomy. 

A.  M.  Master  of  Arts;  be-"  Do.  Ditto.  The  same, 
fore  noon  ;  in  the  year  of  Dr.  Doctor,  or  debtor. 

Apr.  April.         [the  world.  E.  East. 
Atty.  Attorney.  Eccl.  Ecclesiastes. 

Aug.  August.  Ed.  Edition,  editor. 

Bart.  Baronet.  E.  G.  For  example. 

B.  D.  Bachelor  of  Divinity.  Eng.  England,  English. 

B.  V.  Blessed  Virgin.  Eph.  Ephesians. 
Bbl.  Barrel.  Esa.  Esaias. 

C.  Centum,  a  hundred.  Ep.  Epistle. 
Cant.  Canticles.  Esq.  Esquire. 

Capt.  Captain.  Etc.  et  caetera,  And  so  forth. 

Chap.  Chapter.  Ex.  Exodus,  example. 

Col.  Colonel.  Exr.  Executor. 

Co.  Company.        [modore.  Feb.  February. 
Com.  Commissioners,  Com-  Fr. France,  French,  Frances. 
Cr.  Credit.  F.  E.  S.  Fellow  of  the  Royal 

Cwt.  Hundred  weight.  Society  [Eng.] 

Chron.  Chronicles.  Gal.  Galatians. 

Cor.  Corinthians.  Gen.  General. 

Conn,  or  Ct.  Connecticut.      Gent.  Gentleman. 
C.  S.  Keeper  of  the  Seal.     Geo.  George,  Georgia. 
C.  P.  S.  Keeper  of  the  Pri-  Gov.  Governor. 

vy  Seal.  G.  R.  George  the  King  [of 

C.  A.  S.  Fellow  of  the  Con-       England.] 

necticut  Academy.  H.  S.  S.  Fellow  of  the  His- 

01.  Clerk,  clergyman.  torical  Society. 


TOWN'S    SPELLING    BOOK.  163 


Heb>  Hebrews.  L.  S.  Place  of  the  Seal. 

Hon.  Honorable.  M.  Marquis. 

Hund.  Hundred.  Maj.  Major. 

H.B.M.  His  Britannic  Maj-  Mass.  Massachusetts. 

esty  [Eng.]  Math.  Mathematics. 

I H.  C.  M.  His  most  Christian  M.  B.  Bachelor  of  Physic  or 

or  Catholic  Majesty  [King      Medicine. 

of  France  or  Spain.]         M.  C.  Member  of  Congress. 
Hhd.  Hogshead.  Mat.  Matthew. 

Ibid.  In  the  same  place.        M.  D.  Doctor  of  Physic. 
i.  e.  id  est,  That  is.  Md.  Maryland. 

Ind.  Indiana.  Me.  Maine. 

Inst.  Instant.  Mr.  Master,  Sir. 

Is.  Isaiah.  Messrs.  Gentlemen,  Sirs. 

Jan.  January.  MS.  Manuscript. 

Ja.  James.  MSS.  Manuscripts. 

Jac.  Jacob.  Mrs.  Mistress. 

Josh.  Joshua.  N.  North. 

Jun.  Junior.  N.  B.  Take  notice. 

K.  King.  N.  C.  North  Carolina. 

Km.  Kingdom.  N.  II.  New  Hampshire. 

Kt.  Knight.  N.  J.  New  Jersey. 

K.C.B.  Knight  Commander  No.  Number. 

of  the  Order  of  the  Bath.  Nov.  November. 
K.  G.  C.    Knight  of  the  N.  S.  New  Style. 

Grand  Cross.  N.  W.  T.  North  Western 

K.  G.  Knight  of  the  Garter.       Territory. 
L.  C.  Lower  Canada.  N.  Y.  New  York. 

L.  or  Ld.  Lord  or  Lady,       Obj.  Objection. 
Lev.  Leviticus.  Obt.  Obedient. 

Lieut.  Lieutenant.  Oct.  October. 

Lond.  London.  0.  S.  Old  Style. 

Lon.  Longitude.  Parl.  Parliament. 

Ldp.  Lordship.  *Pa.  Penn.  Pennsylvania. 

Lat.  Latitude.  Per  Cent.  By  the  Hundred. 

Lou.  Louisiana.  Pet.  Peter. 

LL.  D.  Doctor  of  Laws.       Phil.  Philip.  Philippians. 
ibs.  Pounds.  Philom.  A  lover  of  learning. 


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164  TOWN'S    SPELLING    BOOK. 


P,  M.   Post  Master,  after-  Serj.  Sergeant.  [°gj- 

noon.  S.  T.  P.  Professor  of  Theol- 

P.  0.  Post  Office.  S.  T:  D.  Doctor  of  Divinity. 

P.  S.  Postscript.  ss.  To  wit,  namely. 

P3.  Psalm.  Tenn.  Tennessee. 

Pres.  President.  Theo.  Theophilus. 

Prof  Professor.  Thess,  Thessalonians. 

Q.  Question,  Queen.  Tho.  Thomas, 

q.  d.  As  if  he  should  say.  U.  C.  Upper  Canada, 

q.  1.  As  much  as  you  please.  Ult.  The   last,   or  the  last 
q.  s.  A  sufficient  quantity.         month. 

Regr.  Register.  U.  S.  A.  United  States  of 
Rep.  Representative.  America. 

Rev.  Reverend,  Revelation.  V.  vide,  See. 

Rt.  Hon.  Right  Honorable.  Va.  Virginia. 

R.  I.  Rhode  Island.  viz.  to  wit,  namely. 

S.  South,  shilling.  Vt.  Vermont. 

S.  C.  South  Carolina.  Wt.  Weight.. 

St.  Saint.  Wm.  William. 

Sect.  Section.  Wp.  Worship. 

Sen.  Senator,  senior.  Yd.  Yard. 

Sept.  September.  &.  And. 

Servt.  Servant.  &c.  And  so  forth. 


WORDS  AND  PHRASES  FROM  FOREIGN  LANGUAGES, 

FREQUENTLY    OCCURRING    IN    ENGLISH    BOOKS;     RENDERED    INTO    ENGLISH. 

L.  stands  for  Latin;  F.for  French. 

Ad  captandum  vulgus,  L.  to  captivate  Avalanche,  F.  a  gnow  slip,  a  vast 

the  populace.  body  of  snow  that  slides  down  a 

Ad  finem,  L.  to  the  end.  mountain's  side. 

Ad  hominem,  L.  to  the  man.  Beau  monde,  F.-the  gray  world. 

Ad  infinitum,  L.  to  endless  extent.         Bonafide,  L.  in  good  faith. 
Ad  libitum,  L.  at  pleasure.  Bon  mot,  F.  [bone^  mo']  a  lively  phrase. 

Ad  referendum,  L.  for  further  consid-  Cnp  a  pie,  F.  [cap  ah  pee']  from  head 

eration.  [value,      to  foot. 

Ad   valorem,  L.     according  to    the  Caput  mortuum,  L.  dead  matter. 
Alma  mater,  L.  a  cherishing  mother.    Chef  d'oeuvre,    F.    [shef  doov'er] 
A   mensa  et  toro,  L.  from  bed   and      master  piece. 

board.  Compos  mentis,  L.  of  sound  mind. 

Anglice,  L.  in  English,  or  the  English  Coup  de  main,  F.   [coo  de  raang7]  a 

manner.  dextrous  enterprise. 


TOWN'S    SPELLING    BOOK.  165 


Dernier  resort,  F.  [dam-yea' res-sor']  Per  annum,  L.  by  the  year. 

the  last  resort.  Per  diem,  L.  by  the  day. 

Ennui,  F.  [ahng-wee']  lassitude.         Per  cent.  L.  by  the  hundred. 
E.   pluribus  unum,  L.  one  of  many,  Prima  facie,  L.  at  the  first  view. 

union,  confederation 5  the  motto  of  Primum  mobile,  L.   the  first  cause  of 

the  United  States.  motion. 

Ex,  L.  out,  as  ex-minister,  a  minister  Pro  bono   publico,    L.  for  the  public 

out  of  office.  good. 

Excelsior,   L.  more  elevated  j  motto  Pro  et  con,  L.  for  and  against. 

of  the.  State  of  New  York.  Pro  patria,  L.  for  my  country. 

Ex  officio,  L.  by  virtue  of  office.          Promenade,  F.  a  walk  or  place   for 
Ex  parte,  L.  on  one  side  only.  walking. 

Ex  post  facto,  L.   after   the   fact,  or  Pro  tempore,  L.  for  the  time. 

commission  of  a  crime.  Pro  ro  nata,  L.    as   the    occasion    re- 

Fac  simile,  L.  a  close  imitation.  quires. 

Fille  dechambre,  L.  [feel  de  shahm'-  Pugnis  et  calcibus,  L.   with  fists    and 

bre]  a  chamber  maid.  feet. 

Fortiier  in  re,  L.   with  firmness    in  Quantum,  L.  the  quantity. 

acting.  Quantum  sufficit,  L.  a  sufficient  quan- 

Gens    d'  armes,    F.    [zhahn   darm']       tity. 

guards.  Quid  nunc,  L.  a  news  monger. 

Habeas  corpus,  L.  that  you  have  the  Re  infecta,  the  thing  not  done. 

body,  a  writ  for  delivering  a  person  Sanctum  Sanctorum,  L.  the   Holy  of 

from  prison.  Holies. 

Hie  jacet,  L.  here  lies.  Sang  froid,  F.  [sahng  frwah'j    in  cold 

Hotel  dieu,  F.  [d  tel'  de-u']  a  hospi-       blood,  indifference. 

tal.  Sans  souci,  F.   [sahng  soo-see']   free 

Impromptu,     L.    without    previous       and  easy. 

study,  an  extemporaneous  compo-  Secundem   artem,    L.    according    to 

sition.  art. 

In  statu  quo,  L.  in  the  former  state.     Sic  transit  gloria  mundi,  L.  thus  pass- 
In  toto,  L.  in  the  whole.  es  away  the  glory  of  the  world. 
Ipse  dixit,  L.  he  said.                            Sine  die,  L.  without  a  da}T  specified. 
Jpso  facto,  in  fact.                                   Sine  qua  non,  L.  that  without  which 
Jeu  d'esprit,   F.   [zhu'  des-pree']  a       a  thing    cannot  be    done    or    take 

play  of  wit.  place. 

Lex  taHonis,  L.  the  law  of  retaliation,  Soi  disant,  F*   [swah  de-zahng']   self- 

as  an  eye  for  an  eye.  styled. 

Literatim,  L.  letter  for  letter.  Suaviter   in  modo,  L.    agreeable    in 

Locum  tenens,  L.  a  substitute.  manner; 

Magna  charta,  L.  the  great  charter.    Subjudice,  L.  under  consideration; 
Memento    mori,    L.     be  mindful  of  Summum  bonum,  L.  the  chief  good. 

death.  Toties  quoties,  L.  as  ofteL  as. 

Minimum,  L.  the  smallest.  Tolo  coelo,  L.  wholly,  as  far  as  possi- 

Mirabile  dictu,  L.  wonderful  to  tell.        ble. 
Multum  in  parvo,L.much  in  a  small  Utile  dulci,  L.    the    useful    with  the 

compass.  [ly.       agreeable. 

Nem.  con. or  nem.dis.,L. unanimous-  Vade  mecum,  L.  a  convenient  com- 
Ne  plus  ultra,  L,  the  utmost  extent.        panion. 
Rolens  volens,  L.  whether  he  will  or  Veni,  vidi,  vici,  L.  I  came,  I  saw,  I 

not.  conquered. 

Non  compos  mentis, L.  notof  a  sound  Versus,  L.  against. 

mind.  Via,  L.  b}'  the  way  of. 

i  Par  nobile  fratrum,L.  a  noble  pair  of  Vice   versa,   L.    the  terms  being  ex- 
brothers,  changed. 
Pater  patriae,  L.  the    father  of  his   Viva  voce,  L.  with  the  voice. 

country. 


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TOWN'S    SPELLING    BOOK. 

Letters. 

Figurea. 

Names. 

Numeral  Adjectives. 

I 

1 

one 

first 

II 

2 

two 

second 

III 

3 

three 

third 

IV 

4 

four 

fourth 

V 

5 

five 

fifth 

VI 

6 

six 

sixth 

VII 

T 

seven 

seventh 

VIII 

8 

eight 

eighth 

IX 

9 

nine 

ninth 

X 

10 

ten 

tenth 

XI 

11 

eleven 

eleventh 

XII 

12 

twelve 

twelfth 

XIII 

13 

thirteen 

thirteenth 

XIV 

14 

fourteen 

fourteenth 

XV 

15 

fifteen 

fifteenth 

XVI 

16 

sixteen 

sixteenth 

XVII 

17 

seventeen 

seventeenth 

XVIII 

18 

eighteen 

eighteenth 

XIX 

19 

nineteen 

nineteenth 

XX 

20 

twenty 

twentieth 

XXX 

30 

thirty 

thirtieth 

XL 

40 

forty 

fortieth 

L 

50 

fifty 

fiftieth 

LX 

60 

sixty 

sixtieth 

LXX 

70 

seventy 

seventieth 

LXXX 

80 

eighty 

eightieth 

XC 

90 

ninety 

ninetieth 

0 

100 

one  hundred 

one  hundredth 

CO 

200 

two  hundred 

two  hundredth 

ceo 

300 

three  hundred 

three  hundredth 

coco 

400 

four  hundred 

four  hundredth 

D 

500 

five  hundred 

five  hundredth 

DO 

600 

six  hundred 

six  hundredth   • 

DOC 

700 

sevei^  hundred 

seven  hundredth 

DCCO 

800 

eight  hundred 

eig     hundredth 

DCCCC 

900 

nine  hundred 

nine  hundredth 

M 

1000 

one  thousand 

one  thousandth 

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SPECIAL  RULES  FOR  PRONOUNCING  CLASSES  OF  WORDS. 

EXPLANATIONS.  By  the  root  of  a  word,  we  mean  that  part 
which  belongs  exclusively  to  the  primitive  form,  and  is  not 
combined  with  any  other  word,  syllable,  or  letter;  as, press. 

By  a  separable  prefix,  we  mean  that  part  which  may  be 
taken  from  the  primitive  root,  and  leave  a  significant  Eng- 
lish word ;  as  from  impress,  im  may  be  thus  taken. 

By  an  inseparable  prefix,  is  meant  such  combination  of  a 
word,  syllable,  or  letter,  with  the  root,  that  as  an  English 
word,  a  separation  of  the  parts  would  destroy  the  English 
signification  of  both ;  as,  depute,  which,  in  Latin,  is  composed 
of  de  and.  put  o,  but  in  English  they  may  not  be  separated. 

Penult  means  the  last  syllable  but  one. 

Antepenult  is  the  last  syllable  but  two. 

RULE  1.  Words  of  two  syllables,  thej£rs£  of  which  is  a! 
separable  or  inseparable  prefix,  commonly  take  the  accent ! 
on  the  second;  as,  de-base,  pro-claim ;  but  if  ihejirst  sylla- 
ble partakes  of  the  root,  the  accent  generally  falls  on  the 
first ;  as,  urg-ent,  tal-ent. 

NOTE.  —  This  rule  has  an  extensive  application,  and  the 
main  exceptions  are  found  in  those  words  which  may  be 
used,  either  as  nouns  or  verbs.  When  used  as  nouns,  the 
accent,  in  most  cases,  rests  on  the  first  syllable  ;  as,  an  ex- 
tract, his  con-duct ;  but  when  used  as  verbs,  the  accent 
commonly  falls  on  the  second ;  as,  to  ex-tract,  to  con-duct. 

RULE  2.  All  words  of  three  or  more  syllables,  endfng 
in  ability,  ibility,  ical,  ity,  or  ety,  have  the  main  accent,  in- 
variably, on  the  antepenult;  as,  sensibility,  economical, 
curiosity. 

RULE  3.  All  words  ending  in  tion,  sion,  ion,  cious,  tious, 
ciate,  tiate,  cient,  tient,  tial,  tia,  cian,  cial,  cia,  ceous,  geous,  i 


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gious,  and  geon,  when  pronounced  in  one  syllable,  invariably 
take  the  main  accent  on  the  syllable  preceding  those  term- 
inations; as,  confederation.  Nothing  but  ity  after  al,  in 
words  in  ion,  ever  removes_the  accent ;  as,  nation,  national, 
nationality. 

KULE  4.  All  words  of  three  or  more  syllables,  having  the 
following  terminations,  viz.  cracy,  gamy,  graphy,  logy,  machy, 
metry,  nomy,  phony,  pathy,  tomy,  thropy,  lysis,  ferous, 
gerous,  vorous,  always  take  the  accent  on  the  antepenult ;  as, 

anatomy  geography  theology  armigerous 

antipathy  democracy  polygamy  pestiferous 

astronomy  geometry  philanthropy  carnivorous 

analysis  theomachy  sym'phony  * 

RULE  5.  All  words  ending  in  ics,  (politics  excepted,) 
are  accented  on  the  penult ;  as,  optics,  mechanics. 

RULE  6.  Words  ending  in  ic  when  a  suffix,  and  with  few 
exceptions  when  otherwise,  are  accented  on  the  penult ;  as, 
dramatic,  alphabetic. 

NOTE. — The  suffix  ic,  when  added  to  words  of  mort 
than  one  syllable,  always  changes  the  place  of  accent;  as, 
method,  methodic ;  except  in  six  cases. 

RULE  7.  All  words  of  three  syllables  in  able,  iblc,  ably\ 
ibly,  and  all  "words  of  four  syllables,  in  ableness,  ibleness, 
are  accented  on  the  first ;  as,  movable,  blamable. 

RULE  8.  All  words  in  tive,  preceded  by  a  single  conso- 
nant, mp  or  nc,  and  all  words  in  ive,  preceded  by  s  or  cf 
(except  substantive  and  adjective,)  are  accented  on  the 
penult ;  as,  illusive,  retentive,  comprehensive. 

•RULE  9.     All  words  of  three  syllables  in  ary  and  ory 
\  (except  canary  and  vagary,)  are  accented  on  the  first ;  as 
salary,  memory. 

RULE  10.  All  words  of  more  than  two  syllables  in  fy 
invariably  take  the  accent  on  the  antepenult ;  as,  glorify, 
personify. 


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